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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Code Techno

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Code Techno has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files5.mirror6.net.
Publisher:
Code Techno  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6015a147ceca4f878ef5ed6cd63016f7

SHA-1:
9a4e615767b33dd877245d2b78706888ca702f4c

SHA-256:
ecef27ae9897b16db6a2222e37249dfa3b5a9aa5811ef70b70378cc5b6de6d9a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 7:34:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin (M)
16.7.29.12

File size:
912.6 KB (934,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Code Techno

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/25/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/25/2017 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Code Techno, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Code Techno, 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:
57F2A4C1987266C5627CFFB542729A0B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/17/2014 11:35:36 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:nxpJMyVWJ0q4kfS6wKhmcRf6vEh7+KAFgtp51idtDWEqOWtVr2/NoPH48:xpanJ0ZkKIh7mFgfidtDWEn20/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:
7.5051

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 URL.

http://files5.mirror6.net/dl?bc=1085934&p_tid=dB10ObDuEx

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