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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files7.downloadster.org.
Publisher:
Bullet Media Inc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5dda9da174cd79bb01e0e4d933990b7c

SHA-1:
f2212825b11c700b7b36a1238be8ec2686ede081

SHA-256:
387ea7a84ce506f31b9f35257b7b083775eb256e28721eeb77aaa00f974448bf

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:
11/27/2024 3:35:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BulletMedia.Installer (M)
16.2.25.16

File size:
737.2 KB (754,848 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\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:fxpJTRe2ox2XK8arRJjOvsWRBsu1ZZKPrqLELFQvCU/D:JpNR9ox2NErSNCPrXQaUb

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:
7.4048

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://files7.downloadster.org/download?s=Google&c=downloadster_vlc&brand=downloadster.org&pid=Bullet_CPA&aid=D1_DSTO_VLC_vlc_d&bc=431617&country=US&cb=1301313314

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