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vlcmediaplayer.exe

Say Media Group

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application vlcmediaplayer.exe by Say Media Group 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 installCore 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:
Say Media Group  (signed and verified)

MD5:
42aac16f28addbd0efd415456dd8bfa8

SHA-1:
78e784d5a8c74d3370ef6a842574048e56dd915f

SHA-256:
e5a6640cb040b94b8edea85eb51b43e8529599924d7a8d3ca0ca198c48609637

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 12:01:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.SayMedia (M)
16.4.9.10

File size:
395 KB (404,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Say Media Group

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/30/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/1/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Say Media Group, O=Say Media Group, STREET=1 Habarzel Street, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=69710, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
58BF7ADB4EB9F96866B03020027FBE43

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OsdK4w1k1OD72zRJfM3GrYdy8XcexzU4uzCOLZw9WHnk1R3EeePGDvc7CNCiXy:fKP0OuzM3GOy8Mu1um+mWE1+eeaE+NVy

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8727

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://xads.zedo.com/ads2/c?a=1605687;x=2304;g=172;c=2298000007,2298000007;i=0;n=2298;tg=1371756084;v=1000004;p=8;f=1844660;h=1840429;b=14400;i=0;u=PQC@Tc1DOdXAsQsT6TbQYBKS~050211;1=8;2=28;e=i;s=6;g=172;w=11;m=91;q=33179;z=0.19589707138948143;k=http://campaigns.installium.com/services/api/installer/get/directInstaller?pageId=i_vlcplayer_new&locale=en_US&afid=279562&afcid=%z&SID=http://.../sb2.php?k=455975ff5bbd09fe974d0c3a4a57877b

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