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vlc_media_player.exe

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The application vlc_media_player.exe, “program Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.contentpresentfun.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer

Product:
program

Description:
program Setup

Version:
2.5.5.5

MD5:
65ace4b0a61bfeca778b618b05da3fa6

SHA-1:
abd69cdb571d48cf5456ffc3145ea3f24eb85174

SHA-256:
f5ef58e1be29feda1bd5d2e939022d2efd8d415dcf7809ad225f0c28d80e5cee

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:09:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.1.19.17

File size:
925.1 KB (947,301 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlc_media_player.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3UAOu79VJ5T3guiZEmpD+rHntPGqVGLBxOUQCtrsF:3nX79jlQtZ/YrNO4S//trg

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9290

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlc_media_player.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.contentpresentfun.com/c?x=X6djntXA258fhLfdl3EYbrNsxg/2Sa/WD6bucEOu314=&c=2TN7AHGKiIn99lS1MO /pGb3dfa4wggsN2k3Np9rixfa30w E1MlPG18/Nt0sZVU1HMCrdgPU/fsU2PbDdC917fR8iiqprzmCnLV4WhlsLLgnF7xR9xJ1wwaIJt5myijduAHILU3hmreF7xT92GENQ==&downloadAs=VLC_Media_Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe

http://www.signscapitalcurrent.com/c?x=a etGvjCn42OxobXkGnCEag0QRRrTq0vEbgUYaD/ljY=&c=Fdu1Qx rwmX6Sa7GMoSBPtjp/78U53b8HA1iv2hMKwwiX98SfOC/l3TMeIXc8C26YTPqtD97DDfqaZEh3gmk6q9AOzHEgq0o4RSB3hGE12BFJPL5G62Cm10Z/j9OrCfwH0XuvxZpIKM8rclVdbGnWQ==&downloadAs=VLC_Media_Player.exe&fallback_url=https://download.videolan.org/pub/videolan/vlc/2.2.1/.../vlc-2.2.1-win32.exe Press to cop

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