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VLCU.exe

VLC Updater App

Visual Tools

The application VLCU.exe, “VLC Updater Application” by Visual Tools has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
VLC Updater  (signed by Visual Tools)

Product:
VLC Updater App

Description:
VLC Updater Application

Version:
1.0.0.5

MD5:
737998cd3f6e20613e64b3c4116fa4c5

SHA-1:
9a7aae8f576f34ae9a9673904cd9a0fd3bc5f9bc

SHA-256:
3eb0a8f7bc52837918d5d916d8f2d46d4795d54bf792711cf0b094d23f7f9edf

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:
11/23/2024 7:44:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.2.3

File size:
2.5 MB (2,577,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.5

Copyright:
Copyright © VLCU 2015

Original file name:
VLCU.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\vlcu.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Tools

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/19/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
408E6A1AC8A6BFBB9F655878B36BA3AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/9/2015 12:41:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x149E6

Entry point:
E8, AD, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 06, 58, A1, 42, 00, C6, 46, 08, 00, FF, 30, E8, A8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, C7, 01, 58, A1, 42, 00, 8B, 00, 89, 41, 04, C6, 41, 08, 00, 8B, C1, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 06, 58, A1, 42, 00, C6, 46, 08, 00, E8, 12, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 58, A1, 42, 00, E9, 96, 00, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
1.2722

Code size:
151.5 KB (155,136 bytes)

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