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vlcsetup.exe

The application vlcsetup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from origin-ics.hotbar.com.
MD5:
5f1a15164e2abd07dcbd602fbd7b24cb

SHA-1:
7e5aaaef82bf6f2bcafe5e42cbba0ebe7a191ec9

SHA-256:
9e3cc1a4c9971bda3f885e1f843c26ccf4d57ab7866ee537e8e2904161f969cf

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 7:38:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader3.3541
9.0.1.05190

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Zango
15.0.0.562

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.219.682.0

File size:
195.4 KB (200,054 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/25/2011 2:14:37 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:WxSG6JufSm3qBJmiDuVIXnRrQjoILywfOyo7/IyHLrjP4mKgw/pwiZl:WqWSmaBkiDmJoILdGyo7/IyHjP5QDT

Entry address:
0x72240

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 20, 44, 00, 8D, BE, 00, F0, FB, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
196 KB (200,704 bytes)

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

http://origin-ics.hotbar.com/IC/GPLHBLite49/17730/0/.../VLCSetup.exe

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