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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 14 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:
0a2adc03c4cbf2c78390e5e0ae86cf78

SHA-1:
91e252a6082c99cf5782f1394e4a367a89d55d1e

SHA-256:
3bd8665e0c76158fa7c08bfcf86790ff8e94c69b4019f5ed275d64ba1d6ef401

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
11/5/2024 8:19:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2014.11.27

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.189.28

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3272

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2220
9.0.1.0337

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin (variant)
8.10788

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
12/3/2014

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-03-12_4

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14150

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.djahkt
0.28.6.63726

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.U
14.12.3.11

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
35162

File size:
75.8 MB (79,486,544 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:
3/20/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2016 1:59:59 AM

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:
7/15/2014 6:29:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:hxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8SZ:Tp9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5Z

Entry address:
0x3345

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, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
0.1499

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files4.mirror3.info/download/.../dl?s=google&c=FreeD_VLC_CCIN_Exact_English&brand=freedownloads.us.com&pid=TR&aid=tight&bc=845429&country=IN&cb=-23235049&zTmp=1

http://files5.mirror3.info/dl?bc=845429

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