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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall 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:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
eb97f815b1aaaf4c8abe12bf21ddfebd

SHA-1:
3918101b822416929e362381e8e293424b2573f8

SHA-256:
619c775a4aaf4e9be5a931354c1aa8eba4753f696012861b318139e2684fe779

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 4:45:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3261

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin-1
0.98/19776

Dr.Web
Adware.DAdmin.151
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
12/14/2014

F-Secure
Spyware: Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
5.13.68

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAdmin
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13286

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAdmin
v2014.12.14.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!2D442EC72AAC
5600.6917

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DAdmin.djhtdm
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.U
14.12.14.11

Sophos
PUA 'Download Admin'
5.08

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0706
7.2.348

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
32210

File size:
916.3 KB (938,304 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 9:35:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:expJMyVWJ0q4kfS6wKhmcRf6vEh7+KAFgtp51idtDWEqOWtVr2/NoPH48:qpanJ0ZkKIh7mFgfidtDWEn20/No

Entry address:
0x3341

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 24, 7A, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 00, 24, 7A, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, 00, 1C, 7A, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.5077

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://files8.downloadster.org/download/.../dl?s=downloadster&c=downloadster_vlc&brand=downloadster.org&pid=Bullet_CPA&aid=51851&bc=431617&country=US&cb=-415158500&zTmp=1

http://files8.downloadster.org/dl?bc=431617&aid=51851&brand=downloadster.org&c=downloadster_vlc

http://download-file.downloadster.org/download/155/.../

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