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installer_microsoft-security-essentials_english.exe

Vittalia Internet S.L

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_microsoft-security-essentials_english.exe by Vittalia Internet S.L 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.
Publisher:
Vittalia Internet S.L  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3c895a0316969096fc0a04fb630414bb

SHA-1:
5b6a96b171a8820353a8ef0091e35001c279bd89

SHA-256:
825ad354fd37b4ef0ccde0c03aa5a82faf00ad85866e04fd7a634bbebfe40b0a

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
12/26/2024 10:55:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.174.42

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3317

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19605

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.28459
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QH (variant)
8.10457

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
10/19/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13463

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Vittalia
v2014.10.19.10

McAfee
Artemis!866A1C1E1BDB
5600.6973

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Adware.37e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VittaliaInternetSL.p
14.10.19.10

Sophos
Generic PUA PD
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Vittalia Installer
33390

File size:
763.6 KB (781,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_microsoft-security-essentials_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vittalia Internet S.L

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
7/9/2014 6:18:24 AM

Valid to:
8/9/2015 6:18:24 AM

Subject:
CN=Vittalia Internet S.L, O=Vittalia Internet S.L, L=Mostoles, S=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121296DFC83F15C4B1C19CE7B920AA7D12F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:L7FaDPMfQHv8BMgAXbvhieNjNuS2twXeNjEEb9Oet4j3rEg5KOaBkAF31EmJnuCB:L7FyEfQHUBlALhiUjo9twmEyMz3rXPgt

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8870

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file installer_microsoft-security-essentials_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://microsoft-security-essentials.descargar.es/.../down.php?p=US-ADVERTISE&affid=66726-911522524525527&kw=microsoft security essentials microsoft

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.uplstatsone.com  (93.189.33.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to services.upd4ter.com  (93.189.33.101:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to media.vitavita.com.es  (109.70.128.135:80)

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