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vlc_setup.exe

VLC Player

vlcplayerdownload.com

The application vlc_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vlcplayerdownload.com.
Publisher:
vlcplayerdownload.com

Product:
VLC Player

Description:
VLC Plus setup

Version:
1.14

MD5:
9926729ddb0b3617d1e1107a357f4a98

SHA-1:
297c92364e48a7f4a251b22e4a9115e142509d95

SHA-256:
caaf9b547b3e27ac9af63492009320a8c2d6f8c129733325678b3bc1dc1f5578

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 10:49:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.cada.9313
8.3.2.2

avast!
NSIS:Zugo [Adw]
2014.9-160725

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Toolbar
4.0.3.16725

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Zugo-3
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
23458

Dr.Web
Adware.Zugo.8
9.0.1.0207

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Zugo potentially unwanted (variant)
10.12445

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Dloader.EP!tr.NSIS
7/25/2016

Malwarebytes
PUP.Zugo
v2016.07.25.11

McAfee
Artemis!9926729DDB0B
5600.6327

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Zugo.deiolz
0.30.26.3947

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Zugo
44726

File size:
894.2 KB (915,691 bytes)

Copyright:
© vlcplayerdownload.com (SINGLE_NCEX_PLUSY01,TLN)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/IrZAZFzeT52ubTtJLVmgHRpV1ecmrs0G:/621wBPtJpmgHT/1U9G

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9635

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.vlcplayerdownload.com/download/tln/.../VLC_Setup.exe

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