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vlcplayersetup.exe

Program

Downloadious

The application vlcplayersetup.exe, “Program Setup ” by Downloadious 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 Inno Setup installer.
Publisher:
Application Generic   (signed by Downloadious)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
1.5.5.4

MD5:
3573df4d514cc8136be36529912e44a5

SHA-1:
4aa5e3ba92e18678203a865473155e2b2560e1e0

SHA-256:
f62c3ff0f27ccd7fce1b7accfb1ad4c6e06fc5e2eacb90d3c8c7a2e89ad74872

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 1:01:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloadius (M)
17.3.14.6

File size:
822.2 KB (841,960 bytes)

Product version:
2.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Downloadious

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/30/2015 3:51:14 PM

Valid to:
6/30/2016 3:51:14 PM

Subject:
CN=Downloadious, O=Downloadious, L=San Diego, S=CA, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121B8DD145A7488213FB106C406886407DF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9234

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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