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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 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from mediaplayer9.freesoftstore.com.
Publisher:
Meta Installer LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4d5111726d00c24b07cba1cc00a926dd

SHA-1:
6bf934cd634b6d48f77ecb2a06a1302361ea8f04

SHA-256:
5f8803f5b53e5c3a0be0fe2e477fe8259ecf6636c7268ebae8b8f40d2ab0a8b7

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 4:46:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.210.46

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3199

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.AKL
21068

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.Packed.28459
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PU potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallCore.CM
15.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.194.14961

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Vittalia
v2015.02.13.07

McAfee
Program.Adware-DomaIQ
16.8.708.2

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfgmcz
0.30.0.65070

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia
15.2.13.19

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.10

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
37240

File size:
885.1 KB (906,384 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
Signed by:
Meta Installer LLC

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 4:58:03 AM

Valid to:
2/16/2015 10:59:09 AM

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:
12/5/2009 2:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:hGsufzFDnTmUoMd3u6Cjs7NmrVchfbZ1+/WNJTv57:czFPmBM3ss0ahf9gkV57

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:
7.9898

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 URL.

http://mediaplayer9.freesoftstore.com/.../download?p=ADCASH&trckid=19207366941408189907

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