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vlc_setup.exe

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iBryte

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application vlc_setup.exe, “VLC ” by iBryte has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. 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:
iBryte  (signed and verified)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
VLC

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
f52cc489db8f588eee64f46ff86ab711

SHA-1:
056528a0412b6233c09b6d26c89d37b76d405fa0

SHA-256:
8d6328e4fa025bbd081af4514bb1b9beb009e5fab2d807c7718dac4bf9749e24

Scanner detections:
23 / 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:
1/14/2025 9:41:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Adware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.IBryte
2015.04.09

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen7
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Relevant-Q [PUP]
2014.9-150409

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Adware.IBryte-9
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AgentCV.HWYE
21697

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.1
9.0.1.099

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.iBryte.A application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/IBryte
4/9/2015

F-Prot
W32/Ibryte.A.gen
v6.4.6.5.141

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of secureinstaller.exe (Adware)
2015.7.12.3

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15530

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:Adware.Win32.iBryte
14.0.0.2219

Malwarebytes
Adware.IBryte
v2015.04.09.03

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.IBryte.cuomnr
0.30.10.952

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Adknowledge
15.4.8.23

Sophos
PUA 'iBryte Installer' (of type Adware)
5.12

SUPERAntiSpyware
PUP.iBryte
9947

Trend Micro House Call
HV_IBRYTE_CG0932D0.RDXN
7.2.99

Vba32 AntiVirus
Adware.iBryte
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4745967
38950

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.iBryte.Win32.3631
2.0.0.2138

File size:
676.7 KB (692,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iBryte

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/16/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/16/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=iBryte, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=iBryte, L=New Castle County, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5B2B3E2D634718E9BD4D41725481BAF3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/12/2011 3:57:27 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rjFS1JbzcEPHv2TeXEzrQdEs7JYBI5HOsDasA+dPBhGFfgg256hGSTKbmVpJk2:rjFWk8HTEPQdEiJYG5BDKIJhGFYp6hGI

Entry address:
0x6072A

Entry point:
E8, 18, EB, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 8B, 4D, 08, 53, 8B, 5D, 0C, 56, 57, 33, FF, 89, 4D, F8, 89, 5D, FC, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 21, 39, 7D, 14, 74, 1C, 3B, CF, 75, 1F, E8, 13, 09, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, 57, E8, 5E, D4, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 33, C0, 5F, 5E, 5B, C9, C3, 8B, 75, 18, 3B, F7, 74, 0D, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10, 39, 45, 14, 76, 21, 83, FB, FF, 74, 0B, 53, 57, 51, E8, A5, C9, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 3B, F7, 74, B9, 83, C8, FF, 33, D2, F7, 75, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4017

Code size:
504.5 KB (516,608 bytes)

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