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vplayer codecs.exe

Yes Apps

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application vplayer codecs.exe by Yes Apps 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 OutBrowse Revenyou installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.file25desktop.com.
Publisher:
Yes Apps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
669c2e1ef3613ee0ae5c63a949b559b9

SHA-1:
68731eddb1633bea366ffcddad489033b7141f98

SHA-256:
d047027b28211d3803cfb9f5085479f1309e9179453ffda7eeb16c57ea3c51c9

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:
12/24/2024 4:57:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.9.26.2

File size:
583.3 KB (597,320 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Yes Apps

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Yes Apps, O=Yes Apps, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

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

Serial number:
09183CB6D2B76F4BEF1BA013E2A2DBE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OgosMg7HpTI6YxAmWDpBhKbVbSKzv+R+6da+YjcUyzRRJ1pJl866Fb:OgppJTPYx/axUVbnzw+6dz4LG7l8j

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9739

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://get.file25desktop.com/.../Get?p=8395&d=24598&l=23784&n=1&productname=Setup&exeurl=vPlayer Codecs&dynamicname=vPlayer Codecs&filename=vPlayer Codecs

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