vlcmediaplayersetup__11001_i1409159463_il246.exe

SVAN TRANS LLC

This adware is a web browser extension that will inject advertising in the browser in the form of unwanted banners and text-links which may link to malware sites and install unwanted software. The application vlcmediaplayersetup__11001_i1409159463_il246.exe by SVAN TRANS has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is distributed as part of the Brightcircle group of browser-extensions.
Publisher:
SVAN TRANS LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.5.89

MD5:
e8cfafb99d46698f66019362f672fc0f

SHA-1:
38f00ea4042b090c28eaa21fb890a45bbf7e1b1e

SHA-256:
bcf50f61fbef10a8fc71cd92db1a9fbc047a3034258d6e0253175254ef2e62da

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:
11/2/2024 3:31:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Brightcircle (M)
16.10.11.13

File size:
409.7 KB (419,528 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.5.89

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcmediaplayersetup__11001_i1409159463_il246.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
10/24/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/25/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SVAN TRANS LLC, O=SVAN TRANS LLC, L=Kyiv, S=Kyiv, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3C6E398047F45804FB263D9CD86EF926

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 7:03:07 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:2AUjuaRYd+rsN/G6gvYVt1cIs3mvO4ZgRnSmeF6UO+gTV71B/+yn2A/93y/4w8t:2A38sN/G6/D3O4ZglSmG6F7BK29i/4ww

Entry address:
0x25CF4

Entry point:
E8, 2E, AC, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, A1, E0, F9, 44, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 8B, 55, 18, 53, 33, DB, 56, 57, 3B, D3, 7E, 1F, 8B, 45, 14, 8B, CA, 49, 38, 18, 74, 08, 40, 3B, CB, 75, F6, 83, C9, FF, 8B, C2, 2B, C1, 48, 3B, C2, 7D, 01, 40, 89, 45, 18, 89, 5D, F8, 39, 5D, 24, 75, 0B, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 00, 8B, 40, 04, 89, 45, 24, 8B, 35, 6C, E0, 43, 00, 33, C0, 39, 5D, 28, 53, 53, FF, 75, 18, 0F, 95, C0, FF, 75, 14, 8D, 04, C5, 01, 00, 00, 00, 50, FF, 75, 24, FF, D6, 8B, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
6.6840

Code size:
244 KB (249,856 bytes)