vlcplayersetup_4182642638.exe

Hotafine

Desktop Enhancement

The application vlcplayersetup_4182642638.exe, “Hotafine Setup ” by Desktop Enhancement has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.bulkcentralgift.com.
Publisher:
Desktop Enhancement  (signed and verified)

Product:
Hotafine

Description:
Hotafine Setup

MD5:
502713ad8769378a69049955f710e1a1

SHA-1:
737a07d42d69df3682e08016d2f44a8f96e0df16

SHA-256:
ff16a02ae2c545375cf6b2bed3135a4313e80541450d8624f106e97774f7a255

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 11:36:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.3.16.13

File size:
961.6 KB (984,704 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

Copyright:
Lite internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\vlcplayersetup_4182642638.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
3/22/2016 2:09:38 AM

Valid to:
3/22/2017 2:09:38 AM

Subject:
CN=Desktop Enhancement, O=Desktop Enhancement, L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
39EA753EB91F6FBF

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:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9340

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file vlcplayersetup_4182642638.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.bulkcentralgift.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