installer_pou_1_4_53_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_pou_1_4_53_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.
Publisher:
Meta Installer LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d077789b2f964f7740aa81c8fccbe547

SHA-1:
7bfeb7a58a2a29d7c6f2a1e89d4aa90c5909fded

SHA-256:
964f9511a53cb09e2af92af3d915836c51543389879222c3d2783d3ef5599d98

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/27/2024 6:33:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.MetaInst.Bundler (M)
16.6.27.2

File size:
868.4 KB (889,264 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_pou_1_4_53_english.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 2:58:03 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2015 9:59:09 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 1:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:NJu/XgcEY7VoBzVimJnDZSZ54chllixRPppfOmh/OfXI5Pezj1cL:N6cY+ZVrXOqOfXI5Pef1i

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)

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