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vlc_media_player_setup.exe

DownloadManager.exe

Optimum Installer

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application vlc_media_player_setup.exe, “VLC Media Player Setup ” by Optimum Installer 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
ADK Apps  (signed by Optimum Installer)

Product:
DownloadManager.exe

Description:
VLC Media Player Setup

Version:
2.1.15

MD5:
4e56c37ce5a985b13a9da548acc4a541

SHA-1:
a979aef6fbf88cb472d60852e0ca8c33fbf73a63

SHA-256:
f36faeb00691bc5d65e7c068de047ae2aaa70d1ba8c226919f8c6ab072c05bf3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 12:31:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.OptimumI.Bundler (M)
16.6.12.20

File size:
669.8 KB (685,864 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.15

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Optimum Installer

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/10/2012 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2013 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Optimum Installer, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Optimum Installer, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, C=US

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:
7C5F27B776ADBBB7943F700066A490BF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/9/2013 5:41:11 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:KexhH6HiUVUEPVCWpj7Vy5bwmF6KpvoI+QcGcf7S5DGbJp6UeVGd:KuV6HiUVTPVCWuwmFNvoI7cjSdGiUqI

Entry address:
0x4D4E5

Entry point:
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Code size:
424.5 KB (434,688 bytes)

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

http://install.downloadster.org/o/.../VLC_Media_Player_Setup.exe

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