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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Fast Downloader Media

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Fast Downloader Media has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet255.com.
Publisher:
Clever Small Installer  (signed by Fast Downloader Media)

Product:
Clever Small Installer

Version:
93.5.1.606

MD5:
8e8a4a4290647121c02721c09c474ed2

SHA-1:
a53cf769660e33bb3c4320a5cb8291026fa89c98

SHA-256:
e1942b70da150fd72c8c1fab5c1801c72443aae4c6dc05685a0559f197b06b7b

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/4/2025 10:41:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.FastDownloaderMedia.Installer (M)
16.2.22.22

File size:
883.9 KB (905,104 bytes)

Product version:
93.5.1.606

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fast Downloader Media

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/6/2015 5:05:38 PM

Valid to:
11/6/2016 5:05:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Fast Downloader Media, O=Fast Downloader Media, L=Oakland, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4B4708E52D08AC36

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/7/2014 3:01:11 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:R3httXZLnq24LwexEAz+wpWEta3k4f6CL8:FRX9nqNLweYwja3k4SC

Entry address:
0x40B2

Entry point:
E8, 69, 94, 00, 00, E9, 6B, 8D, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, C0, 83, EC, 34, 53, 56, 57, E8, 2F, 23, 00, 00, 8B, F0, A3, 30, C1, 44, 00, 85, F6, 75, 15, 68, 10, BF, 44, 00, E8, 5A, 08, 00, 00, 83, C4, 04, 6A, 37, FF, 15, 70, F0, 40, 00, 68, 00, 01, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 56, E8, 62, 24, 00, 00, 56, E8, 7C, 22, 00, 00, 8B, 5D, 08, 6A, 00, 53, 56, E8, 60, 24, 00, 00, 33, FF, 83, C4, 1C, 89, 7C, 24, 3C, 85, DB, 7E, 34, 8D, 49, 00, DB, 44, 24, 3C, 83, EC, 08, DD, 1C, 24, 56, E8, B0, 21, 00, 00, 8B, 45...
 
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Entropy:
7.9646  (probably packed)

Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

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

http://files4.downloadnet255.com/dl-pure/.../?bc=1193883&checksum=938543&cb=2064340469

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