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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 9 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:
f6a4659b89611a31841675db79a85302

SHA-1:
58fc1337d1350ed9c937126d877ab394c9d93bd9

SHA-256:
809346b3d7dbc8bdd113368da8efe3d0db9d27a223a62bab9be7ebaaba6a64e3

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 4:55:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/DownAdmin.D
7.11.188.58

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.225
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14098

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Text.Downware.bemmom
0.28.6.63474

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.U
14.11.22.23

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
HV_DOWNADMIN_CA2201C3.TOMC
7.2.326

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
35010

File size:
695.4 KB (712,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/2/2010 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2013 7:59:59 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 2009-2 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)09, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
29529B0D185F8525A92A866D4A38DA3A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6N4brFazy+iGK2UdsZ26m1WrL+xcxz64V2GF3ZGfXvox/AZiqTi2KORWDbkU7:6aFMy+iR2U0KGN64V2qVx/AU5rfkU7

Entry address:
0x7B430

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 70, 47, 00, 8D, BE, 00, A0, F8, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB...
 
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Entropy:
7.4084

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadster.org/download?s=Google&c=downloadster_vlc&brand=downloadster.org&pid=BULLETMEDIA&aid=12&bc=134&country=us&cb=-1223401160

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