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vlcplus.exe

VLC Player

Bundlore LTD

This is the Bundlore download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application vlcplus.exe by Bundlore 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 Bundlore Downloader 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:
vlcplayerdownload.com  (signed by Bundlore LTD)

Product:
VLC Player

Description:
VLC Plus setup

Version:
1.14

MD5:
e948722244a209c02e4f96cb269468ea

SHA-1:
6fbe6f9d1666ff52276405b5695ae2da4a30718b

SHA-256:
90a4cc7a43e5ea66b4359fc149457524895c8328e8a6f4a55b77205bad0a6ed3

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 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:
12/25/2024 5:57:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundlore (M)
16.10.4.2

File size:
452.1 KB (462,984 bytes)

Copyright:
© vlcplayerdownload.com (VLC_A05_Single_Infospace-Conv-_SIGNED)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Bundlore Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bundlore LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2011 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/14/2012 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bundlore LTD, O=Bundlore LTD, STREET=Beit Oved 9, L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=67211, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00C2EDB982F61E28983414A8928629883D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 6:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Ispk96kADRcpmbZLCRQW4xgYORs01Vo0YXawUVfRvkY8WIdy3KxQeBfvCVUIhBYz:80rb1CReiro1XSVfRz8WNUFcLhuz

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:
7.8953

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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