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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Blueis

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 Blueis has been detected as adware by 29 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:
Blueis  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4f831b9a01340ee51cedc5799a842127

SHA-1:
9b53a09794b9af7d128cfa755a02c0a3171ea849

SHA-256:
231ef21b46f008b9b6db06d80eaad6f8cada4ee95dbe4709aa067230a7dcdfe8

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
1/14/2025 10:34:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/DownAdmin.prfb
7.11.209.38

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-H [PUP]
2014.9-150403

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3150

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.DAGL
21627

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.27
9.0.1.093

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.I potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
4/3/2015

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2015-03-04_6

G Data
Win32.Application.DownloadAdmin
15.4.25

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of minecraft.exe (Adware)
2015.7.8.5

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15469

McAfee
Artemis!4F831B9A0134
5600.6806

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.XPACK.dprfbr
0.30.8.659

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.2cc
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Tightrope
15.4.3.16

Sophos
Generic PUA JL
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.TNECKHC
37.0.11527

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1C0ED115
7.2.93

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783369
36694

File size:
651.2 KB (666,864 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:
Blueis

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/6/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Blueis, O=Blueis, 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:
58AC2B1B2E1E80F003ECEE0F41F4124A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2015 12:35:11 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fKCFG+pl1Hp7p4ZkuRt4Zh3UdOxouSdWE7uglrB/jmN7Trkfcn+zi:f3Xxp4Zkuf47kdtdZ7uC/jmlrDn+zi

Entry address:
0x234A

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 78, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, E8, F8, FD, FF, FF, FF, 15, 30, 77, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 2C, 77, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 3D, 42, 00, E8, DD, F9, FF, FF, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, A0, 3C, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 0B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 71, 40, 00, 68, 00, 74, 40, 00, 68, A0, 34, 42, 00, E8, 5A, F3, FF, FF, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57...
 
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Entropy:
7.9729

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 URL.

http://www.dtdownloads.com/f5/.../vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

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