Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup.exe

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Install Assistant

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 Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup.exe by Install Assistant 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 download.downtoad.com.
Publisher:
Install Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Version:
3.0.0.89

MD5:
9cba53f11b3619137eb6f7d896feaa09

SHA-1:
58eb0d1c4f74c80d98667842ce620822ffe3149b

SHA-256:
c00f80660ab5a3661f2ab28b33ace1a8259cff692ea6067364d5b044cd3dc2d9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
11/22/2024 11:40:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
17.3.3.8

File size:
995.7 KB (1,019,568 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.89

Copyright:
(c) Install Assistant

Original file name:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/9/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Assistant, O=Install Assistant, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
22447A22A7271728A9B013CFD533476D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2015 10:49:20 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0373

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downtoad.com/v2/click/f5n53siy/?d=http://cdn.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/malwarebytesantimalware.exe&n=Malwarebytes Anti-Malware&icon=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../aidesktop.ico&key=3b820e57af28258f53d2c54d0398b6504b82bf595c2f4ab87dc9ddb2fa3d1e82&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../installsplash.png&filename=Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup&sid=Bing2-USA-MalwarebytesAnti-Malware-

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