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vlc_media_player.exe

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One Floor App

One Floor App (Simply Tech/Widdit) distributes and bundles potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) using its OneFloorApp install manager (SimplyInstaller). The application vlc_media_player.exe, “Installer Setup ” by One Floor App has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Widdit Setup installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
One Floor App  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Description:
Installer Setup

Version:
12.0

MD5:
7cd45fb4a8c2ba29f3e77bc1722e44d4

SHA-1:
5fa6c759006e14de23f210619405f673c83802fe

SHA-256:
0c3519f52d249bcadb356302964e03f95415a08fade745afe039ea11e2775105

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 10:47:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Widdit.OneFloor.Bundler (M)
16.7.6.23

File size:
898.5 KB (920,072 bytes)

Product version:
12.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2012, www.simplytech.com

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Widdit Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
One Floor App

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/6/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/6/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=One Floor App, O=One Floor App, STREET=2 Ben Gurion, L=Ramat Gan, S=Israel, PostalCode=52573, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A0F147ADC25ABB7A212B2A70DB63456F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 5:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IxGaCDpMkdGp9qFoCazZj+AFjyCYRK+ILTfBLXSYo:ta99qOZj57+CK

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file vlc_media_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://bigd.simplyinstaller.com/.../downloadmanagerhtml.ashx?src=adorika_ads_1fa&appid=205405&dp=LqOPtmbfswtzuwlOA1a8oaF4bGfa_F8aDzac-V__J-bamlS1trA0-PQPQnQzKEa0d0g16HYJNMAQQbGyHAnQnaaaAaazXamjIPqyrdaOaAaaLYQrl4RBruUmKuw1xqdmoOW8NP0LiN5ltrgrqcdfVXHbuoaPjjib_K1ugzq1gqhrJu2ROniu1o_umnHS5zSLXALfzrYqAukA-rq5oo1smty0EPyzDgI40uTBTHwNqj2VZZPnuRJki2C-t5ru4AHKyCmWiRRCWtB9BApjazlRJeBnRZN15VLOnAdcg4lD8GyCwSApeiGfyFs-LisZfmHHyIfL6sHRN4M6qIKgcJhtyIm2kWTTHzPPhuf0C96B9q4qBkKNQjjHYgdsLksrNuip3lmeQKZd_kq3orDbBmcM1THcD5ie3vjhcpCi4aWqqrcQWBrbp3Tq5N8_CxuKu4bjckw9aV&c=1&sc=1&db=true&uus=5B-18-B4-26-8E-D4-5D-8D-98-2C-1E-EB-9A-EE-50-67&nf=0

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