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chromecast-setup.exe

Cash Buyer Media

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 chromecast-setup.exe by Cash Buyer Media 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as Google's Chrome web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Safeguarded Swift System Installer  (signed by Cash Buyer Media)

Product:
Safeguarded Swift System Installer

Version:
60.6.6.1765

MD5:
2f2d978cfb9e308df12bde96738692f4

SHA-1:
d98e6a5b081ed1823bd79ae0ff7973895d77612e

SHA-256:
97a7fdb4c30cb31a3c31ff8b2827ab0d6c972d86bd344106d9edf31aa15ab258

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 1:42:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.CashBuye.Bundler (M)
16.3.25.0

File size:
758.4 KB (776,632 bytes)

Product version:
60.6.6.1765

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\chromecast-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cash Buyer Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/5/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Cash Buyer Media, O=Cash Buyer Media, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
16225050F02F98DCFD5828F7D2C7CD45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/25/2014 7:45:55 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:PVepajkAGKIHZW2yBFGnk7d5qddMWFvW2LPp1tFChspvmtREjCTKs:8zOyIFG+5qddDhH3oVLEjCTKs

Entry address:
0x1EFBE0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.9225

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
744 KB (761,856 bytes)

The file chromecast-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files4.downloadnet1195.com/download/.../dl?bc=1192719&pid=advertisode&brand=advertisode.com&aid=en_108150_downloadstar.com_191060062_3219812932_8369172304&s=test_source&c=en&country=US&cb=-487574940&filename=chromecast-setup.exe&productKey=vv3obzeyqkgqikw3kvvni3as7q62tajg&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=IE&browserVersion=10&zTmp=1&executable=1188405

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