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The vlc-cache-gen.exe (VLC media player) File Analysis

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vlc-cache-gen.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name vlc-cache-gen.exe
File Type
PE32+ executable (console) 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
143,992
File Size (bytes)
2025-03-05
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
e7a7daa3ee59bd9ca701bf95f2b9c958
SHA1
a91b42e5062fef608f285002debaff9358162b25
SHA256
abbf9c57ad3068c8aafaf443297e9448e8657b6ac16e1a8bdde5ba87254708e1
SHA512
806905c6b9781461ec56488634afd620b47870563cb2a67eec72d441b7248bfc76387afb2c370e6f4a41e1e8902cc1661e6c9bfd82e262101ec2394b1311d9c5
ImpHash
f2f1e4c4462ef828be986f1743c90205

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 8177a87a8fc2187c4cb5e86b7e2b4d41
Fuzzy: 72d01d24461e9958d72ec5f2fc08638c
dHash: b2b2b271e8f0b68e
Image Base 0x140000000
Entry Point 0x140001500
Compilation Time 1970-01-01 00:00:00
Checksum 0x00025f91 (Actual: 0x00025f91)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32+ executable (console) x86-64, for MS Windows
Digital Signature OK
Imports 4 libraries
libvlc, ADVAPI32, KERNEL32, msvcrt
Exports 0 functions
Resources 9 Resources
Sections 12 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName VideoLAN
ProductName VLC media player
ProductVersion 3,0,18,0
InternalName vlc
OriginalFilename vlc.exe
FileVersion 3.0.18
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 32,888 bytes 33,280 bytes 6.23 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_16BYTES F359B0A6FF3EB67F25BADB81B88BF3D8
.data 0x0000a000 296 bytes 512 bytes 1.36 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_16BYTES 18B22B7EB717E84B7F33B952E7AF7A83
.rdata 0x0000b000 4,464 bytes 4,608 bytes 4.47 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES 8282F067AC3B93FD30E871E99E7DC09A
.buildid 0x0000d000 53 bytes 512 bytes 0.54 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 9451ADA394DA0A6CF76D05B1C0676BAC
.pdata 0x0000e000 1,512 bytes 1,536 bytes 4.27 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 164425D81D0B515E4BF2C7644A2072CC
.xdata 0x0000f000 1,432 bytes 1,536 bytes 4.14 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 2B9FDE2547E6B9D50142CC6C3DA40895
.bss 0x00010000 5,100 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 0x00012000 3,036 bytes 3,072 bytes 4.43 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES B61B22D4DA5F88BCF27439EDD66C7FDD
.CRT 0x00013000 104 bytes 512 bytes 0.35 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_8BYTES 078D657CAF7E03F8A5159510150371A1
.tls 0x00014000 104 bytes 512 bytes 0.30 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_32BYTES 02526CE7D647A6EC8F42962CB2631E83
.rsrc 0x00015000 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 AD778CF3432302E02F14E836043AE3FE
/4 0x00028000 28 bytes 512 bytes 0.47 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_ALIGN_4BYTES 3A0300188C2DC561452E7390C5A70215
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 9 (75,339 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 6 73,062 bytes
97%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 90 bytes
0.1%
RT_VERSION 1 940 bytes
1.2%
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 3.0.18
Original Name vlc.exe
Signing Date 09:32 PM 11/08/2022 (940 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers VideoLAN; DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA; DigiCert
Counter Signers DigiCert Timestamp 2022 - 2; DigiCert Trusted G4 RSA4096 SHA256 TimeStamping CA; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; 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 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 2022 - 2 #6 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-09-21 00:00:00 → 2033-11-21 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 0C 4D 69 72 4B 94 FA 3C 2A 4A 3D 29 07 80 3D 5A

✓ 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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