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microsoft_security_essentials_setup.exe

Microsoft Security

Install Helper

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 microsoft_security_essentials_setup.exe by Install Helper 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.speedydownloaders.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security

Version:
3.0.0.104

MD5:
9777f22d7cf2a2092cf167703dedb9c6

SHA-1:
7249d385e45e99a4fbac91dcaaae03fbc9028ae1

SHA-256:
b96afad2ec10fef50099958bb59acb8d3b249ddb8f2568f9308ac1ae8a1c0983

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:
12/27/2024 3:15:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallHelper.Installer (M)
15.12.29.7

File size:
960.6 KB (983,680 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.104

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
microsoft_security_essentials_setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\microsoft_security_essentials_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/19/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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

Serial number:
0575634D1B3373331074EB7C4751AB12

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/1/2015 9:44:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:a6ZF3Q5cWkPir90IqUhAF9KBQRSD1qmpB2w9h5P:bZ1Q2WkPirCUhAiBOUBDt

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:
7.0541

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574 KB (587,776 bytes)

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

http://download.speedydownloaders.com/v2/click/r8zihncw/?d=http://downloadsly.com/download/microsoft_security_essentials_setup.exe&key=1eb8a70a7e3e5e12654ff1843330a30270de1401824829bef1eae282f5cbca93&sid=mseus-dldsly-202548-8755074546-1007&uid=&affiliate_image=http://downloadsly.com/.../mse-logo.png&product_image=http://downloadsly.com/.../mse-img.png&n=Microsoft Security&filename=microsoft_security_essentials_setup

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