vlc-3.0.3-win64.exe has Trojan.Inject!ZKnhxDAIRCs according to VirusTotal

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vlc-3.0.3-win64.exe has Trojan.Inject!ZKnhxDAIRCs according to VirusTotal

Postby jfkelley » 23 Aug 2018 17:51

Yandex (via VirusTotal.com) found the Trojan.Inject!ZKnhxDAIRCs trojan in the executable. I did verify the SHA256 hash (using PowerShell "Get-FileHash").

VirusTotal report: https://www.virustotal.com/#/file/59940 ... /detection

I'm afraid to install it, despite Windows Defender scan not finding anything wrong.

BTW: RE: getting the SHA256 on Windows... It took me a while to figure out, but I ended up writing this handy batch file:
PowerShell.exe -Command "Get-FileHash -LiteralPath %1 -Algorithm SHA1"
PowerShell.exe -Command "Get-FileHash -LiteralPath %1 -Algorithm SHA256"
PowerShell.exe -Command "Get-FileHash -LiteralPath %1 -Algorithm MD5"

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Re: vlc-3.0.3-win64.exe has Trojan.Inject!ZKnhxDAIRCs according to VirusTotal

Postby InTheWings » 23 Aug 2018 19:23

:!: If you want your problem to be solved :
* First read troubleshooting guide VSG:Main
* Always provide verbose LOGS ! (command line or from gui)
* Always check your issue against a developer build from Nightly Build of VLC
* Tell us when your problem is solved !

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Re: vlc-3.0.3-win64.exe has Trojan.Inject!ZKnhxDAIRCs according to VirusTotal

Postby jfkelley » 23 Aug 2018 22:09

Thank you InTheWings for the link to the forum search. A lot of information to digest. It did point me to Hybrid:
https://www.hybrid-analysis.com/sample/ ... 9968828035

Which, in spite of 14 "Suspicious" indicators, did label the file as "whitelisted", whatever that means.

I may just chance it if no one has any idea what this "Inject" trojan is about (it may be a false hit?)


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