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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Trusted Install Software

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Trusted Install Software 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 Tomorrow Software Installer 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet205.com.
Publisher:
Trusted Install Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Trusted Install Software

Version:
78.1.3.9410

MD5:
9a4cfc79b2ad9902fb221ba588aa8ab4

SHA-1:
cea86be706ac1fc4760cce92d5a7c8cf8b79a1e1

SHA-256:
870c8ce1231fc4738170c7a720ac45eccf538ac13af8f97fcdd3616dd5f3ff9c

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 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:
11/5/2024 2:24:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
17.2.19.20

File size:
882.6 KB (903,816 bytes)

Product version:
78.1.3.9410

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Install Software

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
10/30/2015 3:42:38 PM

Valid to:
9/16/2016 7:38:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Install Software, O=Trusted Install Software, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2BDBC9B532830DBB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/1/2014 1:08:33 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x1333

Entry point:
E8, D8, C1, 00, 00, E9, D6, BA, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 53, 55, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 14, 33, F6, 85, FF, 7E, 27, 8B, 5C, 24, 18, 8B, 2D, 9C, F0, 40, 00, EB, 06, 8D, 9B, 00, 00, 00, 00, A1, C4, AC, 44, 00, 8B, 0C, B3, 50, 51, FF, D5, 85, C0, 74, 3D, 46, 3B, F7, 7C, EB, 8B, 15, EC, AA, 44, 00, A1, 5C, AB, 44, 00, 8B, 0D, D4, AB, 44, 00, 52, 50, 51, 8D, 54, 24, 20, 52, C7, 44, 24, 24, FF, FF, FF, FF, E8, 95, 59, 00, 00, 83, C4, 10, 85, C0, 75, 0B, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 50, FF, 15, B4, F0, 40, 00, 5F, 5E, 5D, 5B, C3, CC...
 
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Entropy:
7.9641  (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.downloadnet205.com/download/.../dl?bc=1195685&pid=TR&brand=SoftReviews.co&s=bing&c=SoftRev_VLC_US&country=US&variation=nochrome&cb=384055385&osName=Windows&osVersion=8.1&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1196843

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