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Website softigloo.com has a Fake VLC Media Player
Website softigloo.com has a Fake VLC Media Player

The website softigloo.com has a fake VLC media player and video converter software for download. I do not recommend downloading any software from this website because the fake software it has contain ad-wares, browser hijackers and other software that may take control of your web browser. This website's fake software are currently advertising on a lot of websites, so you may get a pop up browser window that opens this website when you are browsing some websites on the internet.

The Website softigloo.com

Website softigloo.com has Fake VLC Media Player

Website softigloo.com has Fake VLC Media Player

The name of the malicious file is VLCMediaPlayerSetup-55npdco.exe. Do not download this file and the name may change.

The file VLCMediaPlayerSetup-55npdco.exe was scanned and the following threats found:

File size: 159.6 KB (163416 bytes)
File name: VLCMediaPlayerSetup-55npdco.exe
File type: Win32 EXE
Analysis date: 2013-02-15 19:06:21 UTC

  • Adware.Somoto.8
  • Riskware.WebToolbar .Win32.BetterInstaller.AMN (A)
  • a variant of Win32/Somoto.A
  • HEUR:WebToolbar.Win32 .BetterInstaller.gen
  • Adware.Somoto
  • HouseCall --- TROJ_GEN.RCBH1A4

If you want to download any of VLC products (media player, video converter) please go to their website at http://www.videolan.org/.

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