installer_google_earth_english.exe

Free Software LLC

The application installer_google_earth_english.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from engall.filewin.com.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
45ca04373ba1c6456a55b0c2badb57df

SHA-1:
7883e37094572b1bad0dd607328936536d884d55

SHA-256:
c3d66013e79f8d932f6eb3834c6f9bfd490dfac545cf0da58d6310abb2757883

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 6:12:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Rootkit-gen [Rtk]
141025-0

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3298

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Agent.IEXT
20007

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.6714
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Vittalia.T potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Vittalia
t3scan.1.8.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.13930

Kaspersky
Hoax.Win32.ArchSMS
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Vittalia
v2014.11.06.04

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.ddoxru
0.28.6.62995

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.EE
14.11.6.15

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782551
34232

File size:
853.4 KB (873,912 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 12:23:49 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 12:23:49 PM

Subject:
CN=Free Software LLC, O=Free Software LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B1596610E9573

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/25/2014 11:47:02 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:iWluh5msS3j6YW4Hk0PYPp3rl7affFTk:rlKUsSS4ESY1a

Entry address:
0x1CF8B

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.5207

Code size:
385 KB (394,240 bytes)

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