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vlc_setup.exe

The application vlc_setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. According to Microsoft Security Essentials, the software includes a bundle of the DealPly adware which is installed on a user's PC during setup using the InstallCore platform. The file has been seen being downloaded from secured-download.com.
MD5:
f1b30302010aefe8f6faa8adbdf1a22f

SHA-1:
4aa068cb6c2020681739ad8100a8450f6741137e

SHA-256:
75fefb1b047cebbec87056d0ff11496e8fe2d818206079adf5c5375aa6bf30b5

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
This software bundler installs other potentially unwanted software, including DealPly. Which includes offers in a user's web browser which state they are "Powered by DealPly".

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:40:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallCore.PY
7.11.98.40

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.124
9.0.1.0221

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.CF (variant)
10.8727

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.R2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.170.9377

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A
v2016.08.08.06

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/DealPly
1.163.1557.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.ENG (M)
16.8.8.6

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0819
7.2.221

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
20880

File size:
653.3 KB (669,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZyMJfsGowf9NSx7eqIr5Xx5tRAu+Ygp0MCXK0nVnuyt/3RYu6UAj1e:ZyMJfsrwf9mevtOu7gp6Xfz/3RC

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.7983

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

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://secured-download.com/system/core/.../vlc_Setup.exe

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