home

vlc_setup.exe

VLC player

Software Assistant

The application vlc_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.softwiki.org.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC player

Version:
3.0.0.154

MD5:
d32e10d72504ba152b937a98c9c802c4

SHA-1:
c3e6cb3bfc9ffde0f32c2b2bf89ec097be390459

SHA-256:
cce1333a1e8a4366a87663e4e65f2eef32b9b34dbcf09214a28b28945bc94663

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 12:29:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.6.29.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,134,480 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.154

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/5/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/6/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6E81181925B378772EC89B6B1E523E5F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 3:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:UxGvkEhjho9RPGD076qzUd7PV+EUSLIsVPUYpkUOEJakW:Zpe9RPGD+ZgJwEX9UUOEJakW

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
[+]

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://download.softwiki.org/v2/click/eg9huyf4/?affiliate_image=http://softwiki.org/down/.../images/vlc.png&cancel_url=http://tundra.site/pages/SWDE/SWINT.html&d=http://www.softwiki.org/files/vlc.exe&done_url=http://tundra.site/pages/SWDE/SWTYP.html&filename=VLC_setup&key=71b002d10a6034c806a245b768fe768067a47b3f981023d004503b32478acefa&n=VLC player&product_image=http://softwiki.org/down/.../images/01.png&sid=softwiki/.../vlc&uid=&uao=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV09XNjQpIEFwcGxlV2ViS2l0LzUzNy4zNiAoS0hUTUwsIGxpa2UgR2Vja28pIENocm9tZS80OS4wLjI2MjMuMTEyIFNhZmFyaS81MzcuMzY_&scid=9db4c2d0-0357-11e6-93fc-0401bb479d01

Remove vlc_setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.