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vlc_setup.exe

VLC

Air Software

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlc_setup.exe by Air Software 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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:
AirInstaller  (signed by Air Software)

Product:
VLC

Version:
1.0.0.7

MD5:
b442d24bb016dc445609287a4bef8479

SHA-1:
29a009d2d6c3b9ccd7172ce8b728310a2f872653

SHA-256:
51dca261ab77fc1a29fbdd30c0a9b039d1ec676cf1bb7987589d6a7d1f616d62

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/27/2024 12:41:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Air Software (M)
16.9.4.20

File size:
168.6 KB (172,616 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.7

Copyright:
(c) AirInstaller. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Air Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/26/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/26/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Air Software, O=Air Software, STREET=185-911 Yates St., STREET="Suite #327", L=Victoria, S=BC, PostalCode=V8V4Y9, C=CA

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

Serial number:
00C3BFAFF5374660A208126E655CBD3E13

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2011 12:23:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:YInQYOuZO6Ln1LigiDomUZpPrUa9HHu78C+aog4njqZnwcxzYoEi20:ZZO6L1mgComQUcHH++ajwvY8l0

Entry address:
0x757E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, F0, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 20, FB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8227

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

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