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Software Assistant

The application setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from all.web-downloading.com.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
File Downloader

Version:
3.0.0.157

MD5:
74cef6d529831e43db5fbca2c86eb00e

SHA-1:
01274fa6fe089a6a8bcafa1c95e4b81dfdbbdb45

SHA-256:
1d3055ecd7662dd63fc719768ab282aa492d0b3853d6d5a9ffbff6b97ed24481

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:53:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.8.8.6

File size:
1.1 MB (1,144,320 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.157

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/15/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/16/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
5E20963D8600576BB605A10CBE45F3D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 10:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:JxGfIXbAvGwm8aTPfUc59zvPdh7ziFuk5JbQCxOAREJakT1:CgXrw+PfUgfhKcgJXOAREJakT1

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9740

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://all.web-downloading.com/1468967134VmIxQ0xJQ0sxZGRpamNEYmExeER2SFRUUG9jMG9iJW9iJUVOd1NPRlRTNUNPTW9iJUZSRUVXQVJFb2IlJUlMRTQjT1dOTE9BREVSNUVYRXFLRVl2Z0JoQmNpakVoaGNqaGJDY0RnZmhmaGhDZ2hGZGVEakRiZ2pBRERkakRlRUFnaGVBZUVCRGhEREVnZ0NGamJFZ3FTSUR2cVVJRHZxQUZGSUxJQVRFNElNQUdFdkhUVFBvYzBvYiVvYiVFTndTT0ZUUzVDT01vYiVGUkVFV0FSRW9iJUxPR081UE5HcVBST0RVQ1Q0SU1BR0V2SFRUUG9jMG9iJW9iJUVOd1NPRlRTNUNPTW9iJUZSRUVXQVJFb2IlUFJPRFVDVDVQTkdxTnYlSUxFdSNPV05MT0FERVJxRklMRU5BTUV2U0VUVVA=

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