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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Download Admin

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 Download Admin has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. 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:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1c557a55042dbf7d51a194098d538ae7

SHA-1:
e08064c47cad68e63dde54a4eaef89a27c4ee4e9

SHA-256:
3c1187d73961087886a821aabb61772d1c528d63586e8abbd163790cc20985cc

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 10:17:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2014.10.10

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen
7.11.177.122

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3323

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.DownloadAdmin
4.0.3.141013

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.Downloadadmin
0.98/21411

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin (variant)
8.10540

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloadAdmin
10/13/2014

F-Secure
Adware:W32/WebInstallBundle
11.2014-13-10_2

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13630

McAfee
Artemis!1C557A55042D
5600.6979

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.U
14.10.13.2

Sophos
Download Admin
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
33792

File size:
824.5 KB (844,272 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:
Download Admin

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/29/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, 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:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 9:29:31 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:QxpJfslZtuaVd9lpmhwQbift489IVGD4xJFl6Xqb5Kbmkg8SU:Up9sVuaVdvgVbmgGDijyikg5

Entry address:
0x3345

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, 2E, 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, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.4918

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 3 URLs.

http://files4.fastdownload10.com/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1084396&country=GB&cb=2024440794&zTmp=1

http://files4.fastdownload10.com/download/.../dl?brand=piratebay.com&pid=piratebay&bc=1084396&country=GB&cb=1081658455&zTmp=1

http://piratebay.com/wp-content/themes/.../torrent_search.php?query=Doctor Who

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