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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Golden Banners

The file vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Golden Banners 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 Tomorrow Software Installer installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the VideoLAN VLC media player but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Golden Banners  (signed and verified)

Product:
Golden Banners

Version:
73.7.3.2411

MD5:
3c5e698fc008ac054cae676779f83c2b

SHA-1:
16c2748d0f31e97d2c776d877a5a89823bc6c06c

SHA-256:
66d19093dac31131e09b9c2ad1f39b1cce186427fd221627d196a5670470eff0

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/10/2025 9:24:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.GoldenBa.Bundler (M)
16.6.14.5

File size:
882.1 KB (903,240 bytes)

Product version:
73.7.3.2411

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe.part

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Golden Banners

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/30/2015 4:34:38 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 2:39:55 PM

Subject:
CN=Golden Banners, O=Golden Banners, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00BE3C8F3DCF9E64C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/9/2014 4:41:13 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:4HRvtiQ4YyioSLyvAtq9U0WdzZM1Se9Flk8jOpx:WN0Q4YksyvAtB0WJqNFCHr

Entry address:
0x3142

Entry point:
E8, D9, A3, 00, 00, E9, DB, 9C, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 53, 55, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 57, 6A, 01, 6A, 00, 56, E8, 0E, 27, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, FF, 15, A4, F0, 40, 00, 8B, C8, C1, E9, 08, 33, FF, 0F, B6, D8, 0F, B6, E9, 3D, 00, 00, 00, 80, 73, 05, C1, E8, 10, 8B, F8, 53, 56, E8, 05, 27, 00, 00, 8B, 15, A4, A8, 44, 00, 52, 6A, FE, 56, E8, 06, 25, 00, 00, 55, 56, E8, EF, 26, 00, 00, A1, 34, A9, 44, 00, 50, 6A, FE, 56, E8, F1, 24, 00, 00, 57, 56, E8, DA, 26, 00, 00, 8B, 0D, CC, A8, 44, 00, 51, 6A, FE, 56, E8, DB...
 
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Entropy:
7.9646  (probably packed)

Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

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