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vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

GOLDEN BANNERS

The application vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe by GOLDEN BANNERS 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. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from files5.vlcapp.com.
Publisher:
Tomorrow Software Installer  (signed by GOLDEN BANNERS)

Product:
Tomorrow Software Installer

Version:
2.0.0.1

MD5:
748d52783faf5e624c7c7021205e0118

SHA-1:
f7a96e9a69c754f50b82b8c8bf2857d73f01710f

SHA-256:
6eb15f2eb5faffe7f17018070f6b926d84488b1e4e7aaae3f3213d07046e534b

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 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 7:00:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
16.8.1.8

File size:
875 KB (896,024 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1

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}\downloads\vlcmediaplayer-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GOLDEN BANNERS

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/9/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/9/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=GOLDEN BANNERS, O=GOLDEN BANNERS, 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:
1C9D6194236D472E93E5D8BC2B85866A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/17/2014 5:32:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:70MLKmtvPyHu7N1JXKy9pNg4W7HMMG3bOAHCgC:IiKmHyOWp7sT8

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/dl?bc=1186493&source=msn&c=VLC_CA&brand=vlcapp.com&country=us

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