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installer_microsoft_office_publisher_2010_english.exe

Formula EFT Europa 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_office_publisher_2010_english.exe by Formula EFT Europa S.L 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 english.eazel.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address services.upd4ter.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Formula EFT Europa S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7c02c5a2bf198aa9dcfb3aef9941835f

SHA-1:
ccc11bb4d28962c5cbcf9c21ad709c39c2f92f85

SHA-256:
5ce5897595e8e8aac61266346c002d02cea644f53fa09e82fd15deec7f5fe887

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Includes bundled offers in the install and download manager that include adware programs.

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:
11/24/2024 5:24:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.8.5.5

File size:
4.6 MB (4,771,256 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_microsoft_office_publisher_2010_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Formula EFT Europa S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/19/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 5:30:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Formula EFT Europa S.L., O=Formula EFT Europa S.L., L=Madrid, S=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0DB4DBB604EF737F46C4680160CC360F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/3/2014 6:31:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:YeiBSw+F40lreX2Y6QTbYUXYsK9SYVeGGrXWD9EUmQzGc16273aB79uAHo1rk+nY:YeiBSToB6mcXR+

Entry address:
0x2C0EB

Entry point:
E8, 0D, 81, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 90, D8, 44, 00, E8, 4F, 2F, 00, 00, E8, AC, 20, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A0, 80, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, FA, 60, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.3973

Code size:
251 KB (257,024 bytes)

The file installer_microsoft_office_publisher_2010_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://english.eazel.com/program/download_start/.../

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)

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

 
http://download.upd4ter.com/installers/down.php

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