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vlc_media_player.exe

OutBrowse

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vlc_media_player.exe by OutBrowse 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 OutBrowse Revenyou 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:
OutBrowse  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bd5cf5a5af0d1d434b8279f13e727374

SHA-1:
c2964018acc4c1b9ed861462e017fd77b0c47f11

SHA-256:
852e0a1ef1bde217b2855f049e34ae44c1b6eb86c0fc9fd863fbb67167d4a586

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:
12/26/2024 12:43:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.8.6.2

File size:
105.6 KB (108,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OutBrowse

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/24/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/24/2014 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=OutBrowse, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=OutBrowse, L=Ramat Gan, S=Ramat Gan, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
56A6FE571611B68C9224798AD62913CA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:ygXdZt9P6D3XJ+CCs5Ky/9XO3jR0eWSzUu/0WGsO:ye34tfUQ9OzRgW/cxj

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://downloads.downloadster.org/download.php?id=989630b3dcc6528e74c70f28cbc51fcc8d700960&z=8&p=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJnIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6ImZyIiwibyI6IndpbjciLCJiIjoiY2gzMyIsInVfaWQiOiJkb181MzFhNDM3NzkyMWM5Ni41NzY1MDA3OC40YTFkN2Q2MzNkNjI2YThlNTZmZTJjYzBjN2Q0MGQxYyIsInBhX2lkIjoiOCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMzg2IiwidHMiOjEzOTQyMzAxMzYsImt3IjoidmxjIG1lZGlhIHBsYXllciIsImN1IjoidGVsZWNoYXJnZXIgdmxjIiwiY2EiOm51bGx9

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