videolan.org
213.36.253.2AS12322 · FRpage delivers an executable (https://get.videolan.or…4/vlc-3.0.23-win64.exe)
- Browser Analysissuspicious
- Content Inspectionclean
- Network & Hostingclean
- Threat Intelligenceclean
- Related Infrastructureclean
- Delivered fileclean
- Domain Intelligenceunknown
- TLS Fingerprintunknown
What happened
Step by step, from what the scanner recorded.Be careful — warning signs found
AutomatedThis site shows signs commonly seen in scams or impersonation, but we could not confirm it for certain. It may be a real threat, or it may be a legitimate site that simply looks unusual to our automated checks.
What to do
Avoid entering passwords or payment details until you are sure it is genuine. Open the company directly from its known website or app instead of this link. Check the evidence below and escalate to your analyst if unsure.
"Suspicious" is a caution, not a confirmation — it can be a false alarm. The evidence below explains why it was flagged.
Findings
Strongest firstThe page presents itself as a document but its button downloads a program to run, not a document to read.
Analyst noteConfirm what the download actually serves. A document workflow that delivers an installer is the tell; the file itself may be signed and clean.
The page dynamically injected scripts from other domains. This is extremely common on legitimate sites (CDNs, analytics, asset domains) and is shown for context only.
Analyst noteNoisy by itself — a CDN/asset domain (e.g. a brand's own *.githubassets.com) is normal. Only meaningful if the source domain is unrelated/suspicious.
File
Stored by the engineWhat you download may be live malware. Open it only in an isolated environment, and do not double-click it.
The ZIP is encrypted. Password:infected
Inside the ZIP the file carries a name the engine generated, not the one the page used.
Delivered fileCleanvlc-3.0.23-win64.exe
SHA-256ae119f436a8d9daea4fdce30613ea5759e211979504b15791b2a63fea15969b1
Fromhxxps://get[.]videolan[.]org/vlc/3[.]0[.]23/win64/vlc-3[.]0[.]23-win64[.]exe
Infrastructure
- IP
- 213.36.253.2PROXAD - Free SAS, FR · AS12322FR
- TLS
- CN=YE2, O=Let's Encrypt, C=US · expires Oct 4, 2026
- Redirects
- 1 hop · / → /
WHOIS
- Registrar
- Gandi SAS
- Created
- Feb 3, 2000
- Expires
- Feb 3, 2035
- Nameservers
- ns1.videolan.orgns2.videolan.org
Hashes & fingerprints
Page capture
LiveTitle “VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS! - VideoLAN”
Engines
8 · time to verdictPage
- HTTP
- 200 · Completed
- Title
- VLC: Official site - Free multimedia solutions for all OS! - VideoLAN
- Load
- 1.95 s · 42 requests