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The vlc.exe (VLC media player) File Analysis

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vlc.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name vlc.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.210.174
Database Version 2025-03-05 20:00:37 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
984,312
File Size (bytes)
2025-03-05
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
3c1cadac362592c79c4675ddf6b07b63
SHA1
4bb3c0328fb08b2d0e84a9c0968407fddfb6c624
SHA256
5c7edfad96fe400b5c08d5c49eacf61cc446566f40a24d7a66b36a18e08c968c
SHA512
14ca1753bb09c90818e74bd2ae6147947290c4d3de3a362132094bd7d017220930c9c22b2d290115a6cfb651e848733b59ae89c507e01e11705bcb61d6c9f9af
ImpHash
8e8dd7ad3d2126158cbcb6c64d7f49db

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 8177a87a8fc2187c4cb5e86b7e2b4d41
Fuzzy: 72d01d24461e9958d72ec5f2fc08638c
dHash: b2b2b271e8f0b68e
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x1400014d0
Compilation Time 2058-09-08 06:27:12
Checksum 0x000fb8b5 (Actual: 0x000fb8b5)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (GUI) x86-64, for MS Windows
Digital Signature OK
Imports 7 libraries
libvlc, ADVAPI32, KERNEL32, msvcrt, SHELL32, USER32, WININET
Exports 1 functions
Resources 9 Resources
Sections 14 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName VideoLAN
ProductName VLC media player
ProductVersion 3,0,17,4
InternalName vlc
OriginalFilename vlc.exe
FileVersion 3.0.17.4
FileDescription VLC media player
LegalCopyright Copyright © 1996-2022 VideoLAN and VLC Authors
LegalTrademarks VLC media player, VideoLAN and x264 are registered trademarks from VideoLAN
Translation 0x0409 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00001000 698,712 bytes 698,880 bytes 6.13 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_16BYTES 4A678A233B218D1B11A5FE52EE1AB5A7
.data 0x000ac000 8,808 bytes 9,216 bytes 0.63 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES 729146EA04282CCE0DB9E045273CFC48
.rdata 0x000af000 65,760 bytes 66,048 bytes 4.67 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES 675519F7F4D3B768D892FE4D160E6C11
.buildid 0x000c0000 53 bytes 512 bytes 0.55 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 87C9428040E0C59007ECEEA6F8976D9D
.pdata 0x000c1000 43,332 bytes 43,520 bytes 5.96 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 487354350A3644835BD0D7E35638E79E
.xdata 0x000cc000 58,480 bytes 58,880 bytes 4.84 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 2082125DACD3B8ACE90BA38C14B494D6
.bss 0x000db000 6,048 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.edata 0x000dd000 66 bytes 512 bytes 0.70 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES C611255A8D1A1CB4C8C10DC128435B3B
.idata 0x000de000 6,660 bytes 7,168 bytes 4.36 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 7CE43FB0446EAC4E1441438F03DF3A91
.CRT 0x000e0000 104 bytes 512 bytes 0.39 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_8BYTES E885A617A8AF50CE0D52FA224AEEC2A9
.tls 0x000e1000 104 bytes 512 bytes 0.31 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES 52C2DF2C0E2A5335B2CA4A135B9A8C15
.rsrc 0x000e2000 75,920 bytes 76,288 bytes 7.30 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 530C0A1CF6B48066C46FC3ED5000230F
.reloc 0x000f5000 5,584 bytes 5,632 bytes 5.44 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES DB28C9722AA161CE490AE9398575131E
/4 0x000f7000 16 bytes 512 bytes 0.30 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES A011EC2208BC13A7F4E33A6BB175B1CE
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 9 (75,343 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 6 73,062 bytes
97%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 90 bytes
0.1%
RT_VERSION 1 944 bytes
1.3%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,247 bytes
1.7%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product VLC media player
Description VLC media player
File Version 3.0.17.4
Original Name vlc.exe
Signing Date 09:10 AM 03/24/2022 (1171 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers VideoLAN; DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA; DigiCert
Counter Signers DigiCert Timestamp 2021; DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Timestamping CA; DigiCert
Internal Name vlc
Copyright Copyright © 1996-2022 VideoLAN and VLC Authors
Certificate Chain Summary
DigiCert Assured ID Root CA #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2006-11-10 00:00:00 → 2031-11-10 00:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha1RSA
Serial Number: 0C E7 E0 E5 17 D8 46 FE 8F E5 60 FC 1B F0 30 39
DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2013-10-22 12:00:00 → 2028-10-22 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 04 09 18 1B 5F D5 BB 66 75 53 43 B5 6F 95 50 08
VideoLAN #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2020-12-14 00:00:00 → 2023-12-18 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 04 07 AB B6 4E 99 90 18 07 89 EA CB 81 F5 F9 14
DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Timestamping CA #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2016-01-07 12:00:00 → 2031-01-07 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 0A A1 25 D6 D6 32 1B 7E 41 E4 05 DA 36 97 C2 15
DigiCert Timestamp 2021 #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2021-01-01 00:00:00 → 2031-01-06 00:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 0D 42 4A E0 BE 3A 88 FF 60 40 21 CE 14 00 F0 DD

✓ 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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