home

avira_en_av___ws.exe

Avira Free Antivirus

Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application avira_en_av___ws.exe by Install Helper has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.downloadwizard.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Avira Free Antivirus

Version:
3.0.0.84

MD5:
70557d8e867e1bc88383cbcca03c0518

SHA-1:
c3cf891e7c482b8e13f7a33f0daa6eaa6ba03544

SHA-256:
b9db99554941e30b2111d24ec5b77df36d93f8ba607892b1136965db864faefd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 11:44:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.8.3.7

File size:
844.2 KB (864,432 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.84

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
avira_en_av___ws.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avira_en_av___ws.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/29/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/30/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/1/2015 2:56:08 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:uWb4E1+efe3HMZjUMGJibbVOh7c1gpqua6Vs4mWHLYHJ6RmWFiZpjrs86m/Pba:uxSfe8PGJWEQMa6G4dLYHmmBpjr44Pba

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.0565

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

The file avira_en_av___ws.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.downloadwizard.com/v2/click/4156abde/?d=http://install.avira-update.com/package/oe/win/en/avira_en_av___ws.exe&key=04fd69fe3887f49861d5b1b56b03c5b778de243b4fe7712a3d49dd6a9bcc19e8&sid=avira-uk&uid=&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://www.downloadwizard.com/.../logo_avira_live.jpg&n=Avira Free Antivirus&filename=avira_en_av___ws

Remove avira_en_av___ws.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.