installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Meta Installer LLC

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 installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe by Meta Installer 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 dk.danielsbydesign.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Meta Installer LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ef1aade38b9cd6674cff17ba96757699

SHA-1:
1ceb7ceb7cc48af9db2fb8ef3b4a1bd81509ad03

SHA-256:
094e43228ef8cbd451aa261ed69adef237f5f9e8b681b48fde69edfd20aa166d

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:
11/27/2024 6:50:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.MetaInstaller (M)
16.2.24.14

File size:
868.5 KB (889,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM (using Nullsoft Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 1:58:03 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2015 8:59:09 PM

Subject:
CN=Meta Installer LLC, O=Meta Installer LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27C53C6B6DB164

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eCcsQ+Z7eBjVfaIez7qpb7kqK69vh8h7Y:jc/+ZwK3qhlKcvh8h7Y

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9884

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dk.danielsbydesign.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=ici&ua=chrome&ut=3821068589065dec60edb475e872ec70&r=5422636&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8yL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC9pY2kvbmEvbmEvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2Fkb2JlX2ZsYXNoX3BsYXllcl9FbmdsaXNoLmV4ZQ==&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkMi5mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlMi5jb20vaW5zdGFsbGVycy9vdXQvMDAyMTUwMDIxNjAwMjE3L3BpaWQtNTRlMjNiNzM1ODg0OTkuOTMyMDk3MDIvb24vMi9mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlY29tL2VuZ2xpc2gvcmV2ZW51ZS9jaHJvbWUvYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyL2QvMjc1ODc2ZTM0Y2Y2MDlkYjExOGYzZDg0Yjc5OWE3OTAvaWNpL25hL25hL2luc3RhbGxlcl9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXJfRW5nbGlzaC5leGU=&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&loop=1&aa=on/2/freesoftstorecom//&BK=41&EJ=57&FJ=86&BA=21&AH=1&FE=46&MB=34&LG=8&BE=44&IA=44&s=75112582598927002138173994434872494652911703514727545935389876116571763944395778532136665552264921108492922400353666333898125518628578861111156413046336248899662510

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