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The VLC_media_player_V3.0.21.exe File Analysis

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VLC_media_player_V3.0.21.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name VLC_media_player_V3.0.21.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
Scanner Version 1.0.229.174
Database Version 2025-11-19 07:00:22 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
43,123,136
File Size (bytes)
2025-11-19
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
4656f9170fa7de56d7dae63bef1afab9
SHA1
fcf52ef953005a4b04d8eba9356920e234312408
SHA256
4bd03202b6633f9611b3fc8757880a9b2b38c7c0c40ed6bcbefec71c0099d493
SHA512
13c90573b0ab541a15d27ce0ebea986bd5e29163b36cda4af508b6ab9abea7d4369df35e9c13a92fbbbd49298b07cd951a513a52e74612fe97568ba05b3f3adc
ImpHash
f4d1e4cd7416ef83f79f7c6a038875b3

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 8177a87a8fc2187c4cb5e86b7e2b4d41
Fuzzy: 72d01d24461e9958d72ec5f2fc08638c
dHash: b2b2b271e8f0b68e
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x004045a4
Compilation Time 2024-04-29 12:07:21
Checksum 0x0292baa0 (Actual: 0x0292baa0)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows, Nullsoft Installer self-extracting archive
Digital Signature OK
Imports 7 libraries
ADVAPI32, COMCTL32, GDI32, KERNEL32, ole32, SHELL32, USER32
Exports 0 functions
Resources 58 Resources
Sections 7 Sections

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 37,616 bytes 37,888 bytes 6.10 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ BDEB49920C6EC59419595EBB88D954C2
.data 0x0000b000 224 bytes 512 bytes 1.57 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE E9C4CA8901D9550F1260276EAA657376
.rdata 0x0000c000 50,952 bytes 51,200 bytes 7.29 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 0491B828E668C4016A5694165B12AE2A
.bss 0x00019000 128,576 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.idata 0x00039000 5,040 bytes 5,120 bytes 5.41 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE E356BA5C7689851CBBAB6BDA1C5E59D1
.ndata 0x0003b000 212,992 bytes 512 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE BF619EAC0CDF3F68D496EA9344137E8B
.rsrc 0x0006f000 93,312 bytes 93,696 bytes 6.75 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ B33E112DC6E3ABC213C3A29A3E3BE3B3
Entropy Analysis Alert

2 section(s) with elevated entropy (≥6.5) - possible compression

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 58 (90,248 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_BITMAP 1 1,638 bytes
1.8%
RT_ICON 6 73,062 bytes
81%
RT_DIALOG 49 14,196 bytes
15.7%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 90 bytes
0.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,262 bytes
1.4%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Signing Date 11:00 PM 06/08/2024 (579 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers VideoLAN; DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Counter Signers DigiCert Timestamp 2023; DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Certificate Chain Summary
DigiCert Trusted Root G4 #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2013-08-01 12:00:00 → 2038-01-15 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 05 9B 1B 57 9E 8E 21 32 E2 39 07 BD A7 77 75 5C
DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2021-04-29 00:00:00 → 2036-04-28 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 08 AD 40 B2 60 D2 9C 4C 9F 5E CD A9 BD 93 AE D9
VideoLAN #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2024-06-07 00:00:00 → 2027-06-08 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 09 D0 8E BD A0 6B E0 7C 81 5E A7 AF 25 EF 68 75
DigiCert Trusted Root G4 #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-08-01 00:00:00 → 2031-11-09 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 0E 9B 18 8E F9 D0 2D E7 EF DB 50 E2 08 40 18 5A
DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-03-23 00:00:00 → 2037-03-22 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 07 36 37 B7 24 54 7C D8 47 AC FD 28 66 2A 5E 5B
DigiCert Timestamp 2023 #6 Chain
Validity Period: 2023-07-14 00:00:00 → 2034-10-13 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 05 44 AF F3 94 9D 08 39 A6 BF DB 3F 5F E5 61 16

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

OK

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