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vlc_setup.exe

Maneharul

ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application vlc_setup.exe, “Maneharul Setup ” by ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings) 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 installCore 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:
ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Maneharul

Description:
Maneharul Setup

MD5:
73374c84b5de4eb2384ea91142b274d7

SHA-1:
be1f9392322e9b7f4b2b82c070f958f898dd9295

SHA-256:
f76e3c6f9d43c14a584bb1f495261e2cc5ab05f27fbab83da8d8d86dec51704d

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:
11/24/2024 7:40:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.6.3.3

File size:
959.8 KB (982,856 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Lite Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/15/2016 5:51:17 PM

Valid to:
7/11/2017 4:51:47 PM

Subject:
CN=ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=ConnectorSpeedy (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121814B859A983623A89FCFF9F06C7D2C51

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Q5HSd0/TUqX4MCSKFN+IvIz12Yz5Kc+G:Q9w0LTCSKFNEsYtX

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:
7.9336

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://files.uk-downloads.net/1463617916PkVkJT8rJS1kRV5HJUpFKipkYV5ZKSwsXFJGbVJFclJFcl4/aDwtWl4vIDs/LyNeaCUvOlJFciorPyYuUkVyPj8lZyY7aCZBJlQtJkJZJiUqJEYmTSpeTEYkR0VFSEdLJEVLSkRGRUtFR0QlTE1II0pGTUpIJUdGJCRHJUdeREYmRkZeJSNISCUjSERNTFQuK15ZOHhvVDwrXlk3d3B4b3VwSEpGXk1MR0VHS0lLR1QjKiorPysjLCZnKzojKCZZVFxfL148JSxnKzojKCZZKSwsXFJGbVJFclJFciAgIGg8LVpeLyA7Py8jXmglLzpSRXIoXyNcKSslLlJFclxfL148JSxnKzojKCZnPj8laFw7KFQ7WTh4b1h5Jl4rI1gyPyNCJl9UKis/JjsjOiZZPj8lZy4mLDxcVF4vOyZnPF8/.../ZzxfP1kpLCxcUkZtUkVyUkVyPC1aXi8gOz8vI15oJS86UkVyXi8gOz8vI15nJS86XD8mLCZeUkVyUkZyJl9fL19SRnBE

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