vlc-media-player[.]en[.]uptodown[.]com malware

[iam-py-test]

What is the unblocked domain?

vlc-media-player.en.uptodown.com

What catagory is this domain?

Malware

Results for various scanners (only for some types)

• VirusTotal: Safe
• MyWOT: Unsafe

Other information

https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=vlc-media-player.en.uptodown.com
https://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/vlc-media-player.en.uptodown.com
https://www.siteadvisor.com/sitereport.html?url=vlc-media-player.en.uptodown.com
https://quttera.com/detailed_report/vlc-media-player.en.uptodown.com
https://sitecheck.sucuri.net/results/vlc-media-player.en.uptodown.com
https://www.urlvoid.com/scan/vlc-media-player.en.uptodown.com/
https://www.urlvoid.com/scan/uptodown.com/
https://www.fortiguard.com/webfilter?q=vlc-media-player.en.uptodown.com
https://www.mywot.com/en/scorecard/uptodown.com
https://safeweb.norton.com/report/show?url=uptodown.com
https://safeweb.norton.com/reviews?url=uptodown.com
https://www.fortiguard.com/webfilter?q=uptodown.com&version=8

• Is this domain harmful? (i.e. malware, browser hijack)

[iam-py-test]

Can someone who has visited this site or someone with a Virtual Env. confirm on whether it is malware?

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[iam-py-test]

@Stale ?

[iam-py-test]

I visited the domain and the download url was blocked as malware

[iam-py-test]

Final confirm: This domain is safe.
The downloaded file was the legit VLC as far as I can tell
There were some worrying ads, but nothing to consider this malware
If anyone has more data, please post it

[iam-py-test]

I apologize to anyone affected by this False Positive