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vlc_setup.exe

VLC Media Player

Software Assistant

The application vlc_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.net-downloads.co.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC Media Player

Version:
3.0.0.136

MD5:
c977e83e31c2e0b54adafb49c7c3c112

SHA-1:
d542ef3718aa8edc7321e9f5ca6a972b1ea1a09d

SHA-256:
57aa4a4fd21ab3e265de129e25936eebba0c3d0596277bf6651be42fc94b6a14

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 7:56:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.9u0@aGfRLzai
354

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160215

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.1474
9.0.1.046

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.C potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareAssistant.Installer (M)
16.2.15.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,133,392 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.136

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:
11/22/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2016 5:59:59 PM

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:
53285F5F42262CAC7FF10EA4113D53ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 8:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:PxGnrqs/WfsQINasAY2TMSSpYpfJ96E2+dtNXYTp3Om:4bW+MMSqYkETdtFYTpV

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...
 
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Entropy:
6.9590

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://files.net-downloads.co/v2/click/8xnr4gn0/?affiliate_image=&cancel_url=http://net-download.com/download_complete/?error=1&d=http://us-cdn.net-download.com/files/vlc_en.exe&done_url=http://net-download.com/download_complete/&filename=vlc_setup&key=82cfcc938b2bb00be1a7098612957e09094f8a93356f8636e471bc9bdd4641e2&n=VLC Media Player&product_image=http://www.net-download.com/.../product_image_vlc.png&sid=PPC&uid=NETDLCID56ae3e9494fe3&uao=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV09XNjQpIEFwcGxlV2ViS2l0LzUzNy4zNiAoS0hUTUwsIGxpa2UgR2Vja28pIENocm9tZS80OC4wLjI1NjQuOTcgU2FmYXJpLzUzNy4zNg__&scid=b35b512c-c83c-11e5-9e6f-04019337b701

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