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bittorrent_setup.exe

BitTorrent

Software Assistant

The application bittorrent_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadme.co.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
BitTorrent

Version:
3.0.0.156

MD5:
ce39d4b429f1f01f633fbc00b94b75cf

SHA-1:
92dc5017fa2c4f6e100f077e6799dd2ba5e0b545

SHA-256:
2201f5004c5feea5889c92db9c58e69be140fc9ccada1931eb47077b13ecb12c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:13:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.7.1.6

File size:
1.1 MB (1,139,384 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.156

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\bittorrent_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/15/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/16/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
5E20963D8600576BB605A10CBE45F3D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 9:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WxGfVtGKUdZIFx4OajTzVNz21kEm+jMANfsOnZ6RQ3pEJakoP:7ydZIFna/xh2jt4fOnTZEJakoP

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9662

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadme.co/v2/click/scps00x0/?affiliate_image=&d=http://downloadme.co/download/bittorrent.exe&filename=bittorrent_setup&key=c8e52fc1afded189362b2cdc4b3fc6267311ac2d420cbe7f566567c8598f6cd3&n=BitTorrent&product_image=http://downloadme.co/assets/.../bittorrent.png&sid=bittorrent&uao=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgMTAuMDsgV09XNjQpIEFwcGxlV2ViS2l0LzUzNy4zNiAoS0hUTUwsIGxpa2UgR2Vja28pIENocm9tZS81MS4wLjI3MDQuMTA2IFNhZmFyaS81MzcuMzY_&scid=cd9897ae-3a04-11e6-9fca-0401abffae01

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