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VUDGOFF LLC

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installation.exe by VUDGOFF 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 ProfitServis Downloader installer.
Publisher:
VUDGOFF LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
db5c83abe027b646ff336ad0cd22cf1d

SHA-1:
7fdf397e5d34f38ca19135f3e144cc594c66bc33

SHA-256:
7cd398cd2e005e9d07462824549831a50d403fdc63119646a9c0f4cf6248ccf5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
12/25/2024 5:29:16 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ProfitServis (M)
17.2.5.10

File size:
572.8 KB (586,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
ProfitServis Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
VUDGOFF LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=VUDGOFF LLC, O=VUDGOFF LLC, L=Kalush, S=Alberta, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
45535EA60C43A8EC88A3E4FF6C71827F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9739

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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