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vlc_setup.exe

App Installer

Download Capable

The application vlc_setup.exe, “App Installer Setup ” by Download Capable 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.downloadsterfiles.net.
Publisher:
Internet Software Application   (signed by Download Capable)

Product:
App Installer

Description:
App Installer Setup

MD5:
c24a9d0255313a2bf7c801aff8a7fcb0

SHA-1:
1bbe4fd640fdc1665035f71322d3012fe6fc2f5c

SHA-256:
8e10e263317f9cdb8937c6d38e61823125a3d5c90265c1f764da39957c6e5d6f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 1:33:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.DownloadCapable.Installer (M)
16.2.4.2

File size:
774.7 KB (793,288 bytes)

Product version:
4.7

Copyright:
Installer Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlc_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Capable

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
2/2/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/2/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Capable, O=Download Capable, STREET="500 Westover Dr. #6502", L=Sanford, S=NC, PostalCode=27330, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BD79390CF67BF3ED3E035CB73C34C604

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rIlWQdtlmKagqNt7ev8h+pEis6sQU0XRRqzZ9DYqfVzW:rW3XROp9h+pEisL+gmqfs

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.8830

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.downloadsterfiles.net/c?x=beL23DLWo6n2qh290kxext/dCRjYi2ZeaWxvk3gQ980=&c=HLfJeS/oEmYMh IkYv7tngQiNZezqbyJ56HOkqLiGTBWd6S37CeSjCvMuGM5WvT3gmXJ3MiiR uEDdfNrPQ8rQ==&downloadAs=VLC_Setup.exe&fallback_url=http://videolan-sea.defaultroute.com/vlc/2.1.1/.../vlc-2.1.1-win32.exe

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