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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
Blueis  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ac1291bf87e4311c807ef4216ab1b777

SHA-1:
bf9ef4771b02e9e157e3a3cb0c891a1d270dd1ef

SHA-256:
b789a45a0075987d9c75ab309e18630dce8408317e5f29501c29f4f13ec6aae7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
1/14/2025 2:28:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Blueis.Bundler (M)
16.1.26.8

File size:
75.6 MB (79,311,576 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 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/7/2015 6:59:59 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:
1/13/2015 12:58:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Sg+CwK5V+i/C7AZnY0wlctMwJjqa+wfQhCPNUSCg9br0rLKnaZAn6mNV:SgyK5swvnYnT2Qh4XSnvZA6k

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 88, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, E8, 92, 37, 00, 00, FF, 15, F8, 76, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, F4, 76, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 3D, 42, 00, E8, 2D, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, 80, 3C, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 1B, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 71, 40, 00, 68, 10, 74, 40, 00, 68, 80, 34, 42, 00, E8, 1E, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57...
 
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Entropy:
0.1350

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://files5.vlcapp.com/dl?bc=1171852&geo

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