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VLCmediaplayerSetup-15872931.exe

VLC media player

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application VLCmediaplayerSetup-15872931.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the VideoLAN VLC media player but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
VLC media player

Version:
3.0.0.89

MD5:
7ece10c8633bbf8904fe82d25d08b59b

SHA-1:
b7cc6b8b22918ef4d4145d0c9aa1f628ff57676c

SHA-256:
88695ee035c225a8056c287dfb5da871f841f1cb2c0eadb78584a499c33d20ef

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 5:26:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
150319-0

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21693

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.DownloadAssistant
t3scan.1.8.9.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Air Software
15.4.8.12

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15406

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
38950

File size:
956.7 KB (979,632 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.89

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
VLCmediaplayerSetup-15872931.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayersetup-15872931.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/16/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/17/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/31/2015 5:25:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:bnyZ95SeiwQMVTMppOTT7AojVVYgsb1/qFcdZVtQVOfO3JHYKViyxhJgAXMgTYn7:bnyG7MVwU7AoJihC8vGA4HvhGhZUC

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file VLCmediaplayerSetup-15872931.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://analytics.filehostcdn.com/v2/click/8t0lhg4x/?d=http://file.org/dl/redir/inst/df463b4c69c1531d1da7da3e30e7f8b5-vlc-2.1.3-win32.exe&key=73873507c06051ae5a7519ed467cc7229643482630dbaebb6d8dad2b3b2433c9&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://file.org/.../empty.gif&n=VLC media player&filename=VLCmediaplayerSetup-15872931

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