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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. 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:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2e2433509a9663c6b559df2859ef8dac

SHA-1:
8b22256e978e9b45b2421ee6bb49a3c2878761cb

SHA-256:
dc3e053547a4aa7de6992f8013ae424afd5a27bea0093777135bb2d40e70c72d

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:45:39 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=-20119710&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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