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Tomorrow Software Installer

SKUNK DOG MEDIA

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe, “Tomorrow Software Installer ” by SKUNK DOG MEDIA has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tomorrow Software Installer 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files5.vlcapp.com.
Publisher:
Tomorrow Software  (signed by SKUNK DOG MEDIA)

Product:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Description:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Version:
2.0.0.1

MD5:
907d5b81681edc8602799db972254745

SHA-1:
ef1d999e0f65910db5093ad8f653b46b3a3ee8ea

SHA-256:
493c51dc34f703f1b432775f3d937120c9a19a91a02f71b1c6b713a3100968c8

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
11/5/2024 7:06:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAdmin.Gen7
8.3.2.2

avast!
Win32:DownloadAdmin-AD [PUP]
2014.9-160110

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2868

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.7237

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAdmin.MRJ
23254

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.310
9.0.1.010

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.M potentially unwanted (variant)
10.12272

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/DownloAdmin
1/10/2016

F-Prot
W32/DownloAdmin.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAdmin
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.210.17253

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.DownloAdmin
14.0.0.836

McAfee
DownloadAdmin
5600.6524

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.DownloadAdmin.duepky
0.30.24.3283

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
16.01.10.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.1d7
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware.SKUNKDOGMEDIA.Bundler (M)
16.1.10.18

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.DownloadAdmin!6.26F9[F1]
23.00.65.16108

Sophos
Generic PUA MB (PUA)
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
SScope.Downware.DownloadAdmin
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
43848

File size:
873.5 KB (894,480 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
tomorrow-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\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SKUNK DOG MEDIA

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/21/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/21/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SKUNK DOG MEDIA, O=SKUNK DOG MEDIA, 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:
77AD9C75661D14F8BEF720820AC86007

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/29/2015 8:05:36 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:amMLKmtvPyHu78qbQPBy9pNg4W7HM4/G3bOAHCL:/iKmHyOTQPVp7sB

Entry address:
0xC7A2

Entry point:
E8, 3C, 05, 00, 00, E9, 57, FD, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 58, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 54, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 15, 50, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 4C, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 35, 48, 4B, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 44, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 70, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 64, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 40, 4B, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 3C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9552  (probably packed)

Code size:
51.5 KB (52,736 bytes)

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

http://files5.vlcapp.com/download/.../dl?bc=1186493&pid=TR&brand=vlcapp.com&s=msn&c=VideoLan_US&country=US&cb=1575866686&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1186345

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