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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Bullet Media Inc

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by Bullet Media Inc 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloads.downloadster.org.
Publisher:
Bullet Media Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2b7b42b04c1e944d95d5bedec27ad7dd

SHA-1:
dcd4e4809b7aa8aaf64f4e7c9266991610a1bc9f

SHA-256:
634cb4da5b8d8666e8010fb2a993d1fc82be50958a9f900bcc25e3bd8fe9ed19

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.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 12:47:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BulletMe.Installer (M)
16.6.16.11

File size:
738 KB (755,712 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:
Bullet Media Inc

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
11/16/2012 1:21:25 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2013 11:13:21 AM

Subject:
CN=Bullet Media Inc, OU=SecureInstaller, O=Bullet Media Inc, L=San Francisco, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121D20ABA403DA9558AE697A1A8389E746F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 11:07:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yxpJTRe2ox2XK8arRJjOvsWRBsu1ZZKPrqLELFQvCU/DR:+pNR9ox2NErSNCPrXQaUbR

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, 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, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4058

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://downloads.downloadster.org/download.php?id=1791576026b3c8208320a49fd7a0892c89b5bf59&z=4&p=eyJweSI6ImRvIiwicnMiOiJiIiwicnQiOiJzIiwiYyI6InVzIiwibyI6IndpbnYiLCJiIjoiY2gzMSIsInVfaWQiOiJkb181MmQ0NzRhMmFlNmUyNC4zOTA2MTMyMi5hMDAwMzljYzRjNTY4ZjUzM2Q0NDUxMWUwOWRmMDE1YiIsInBhX2lkIjoiNCIsInN0X2lkIjoiMCIsInNwX2lkIjoiMDAwMC0wMzc2IiwidHMiOjEzODk2NTUyMDMsImt3IjoidmxjIGZvciIsImN1IjoidmxjIGZvciIsImNhIjpudWxsfQ

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