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vlc_player_setup.exe

VLC

INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.

This installer routine uses the Babylon network to include bundled offers of potentially unwanted programs (mostly search adware) such as toolbars and browser extensions. The executable vlc_player_setup.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Company  (signed by INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.)

Product:
VLC

Description:
VLC Media Player

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
daf3431900da226775e70df7e29caf6d

SHA-1:
4f0b80ea9a648b1862af9baaa7b852ad334cae1d

SHA-256:
eb3c62bfcfac5230ab10c2869db08c68e73a2781440caca68ae119b85409565b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 1:07:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.31.11

File size:
419.8 KB (429,904 bytes)

Copyright:
Author © 2011

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/6/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/6/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO., L=Miami, S=Florida, 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:
60CCE00F103A5A6CAADCA436795FA565

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 6:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gFJ0HVDoBe2ff6l971NMSOyNh2tbXuMeThNEqL0u2+zZrIJZ5LVl6wlU:TWPCl95mSOOC0M83kzLT6w

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9267

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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