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The vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe File Analysis

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vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name vlc-3.0.8-win32.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.210.174
Database Version 2025-03-08 15:00:33 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
40,772,096
File Size (bytes)
2025-03-08
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
b20d600a630efa7afe2c8d3c979584f2
SHA1
a7739a03853ae71e41e519dde8f40e5eee04de87
SHA256
881f61dcf9026cf77ef0e1828a7531e8222dedc993fd82efa75cac8b53bcd486
SHA512
6f3e1f6a638dc6fb61749b14f60bb08525ca510710f7dd12291a44f8d1f80eb6f5267c2c5c54bacb2cce484d2a62f237b5eda5e819a7f3ae079755c1e10c1208
ImpHash
446b7557e42bfc440d0ca6f8a6a5f455

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 8177a87a8fc2187c4cb5e86b7e2b4d41
Fuzzy: 72d01d24461e9958d72ec5f2fc08638c
dHash: b2b2b271e8f0b68e
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x0040454c
Compilation Time 2019-01-07 09:10:28
Checksum 0x026f1d7b (Actual: 0x026f1d7b)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 (stripped to external PDB), for MS Windows
Digital Signature The expected hash does not match the digest in SpcInfo
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 37,664 bytes 37,888 bytes 5.98 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 4C7DDBE427533F4648366636D9B10C89
.data 0x0000b000 192 bytes 512 bytes 1.44 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES 19D680CF70B52F98553B4E39FDF33FEC
.rdata 0x0000c000 28,444 bytes 28,672 bytes 7.16 (Compressed) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES 22FE848B66FAE51C39DBE2E45899A767
.bss 0x00013000 130,624 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
.idata 0x00033000 5,112 bytes 5,120 bytes 5.42 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 60B0C6929854EE0AAC36BF7328A597C0
.ndata 0x00035000 212,992 bytes 512 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES BF619EAC0CDF3F68D496EA9344137E8B
.rsrc 0x00069000 40,705,020 bytes 40,698,368 bytes 8.00 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 66AA0ACD9635CBFD84DF08FE0736CB02
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with high entropy (≥7.5) detected - possible packing/encryption

1 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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No Digital Signatures

This file is not digitally signed.

Security Implications:
  • Cannot verify the publisher's identity
  • Increased security risk when running this file
  • May trigger security warnings on some systems

⚠ This file either lacks a digital signature or the certificate chain could not be verified
Exercise caution when executing unsigned files from unknown sources

Certificate Verification Status

The expected hash does not match the digest in SpcInfo

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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Proactive Protection
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