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setup.exe

Software Updater

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 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 software.soft-dld.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
3.0.0.88

MD5:
5cf72522de84ee29a8a371a1d62e489e

SHA-1:
2c2a72eed5460a54f567e230522ff7fe235760d7

SHA-256:
052897eec8a93a3365876ef120830de5d08d9738d809655af99be2ae202321df

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 8:44:10 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallH.Installer (M)
16.3.19.11

File size:
963.2 KB (986,344 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.88

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/16/2015 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/16/2016 4:59:59 AM

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:
4342FEA5ECB2BCE93BB51F492FB1826B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 7:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3xGtkLE5C/Ce5sEWUVsyaN5vECRYv/Pb0FJ3be:AIgCaeOEWgsye5c0FJ3be

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:
6.9411

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,038 bytes)

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

http://software.soft-dld.com/d/click/.../?uid=c2xpZD0wJmJyc3I9Mzg0MSZjdTQ9NyZjaWNtcD02Njk0NDgmY2lzaWQ9MEI3NjY5NUUxMjYyMzEzMTI3NDQyMjcyMiZjaXVpZD0tMTczNzkzMzI4MjQ0NzYwNjIzNiZwdWJpZD05MzAwJmNpcGlkPTE1MDkwMDAmY2lyaWQ9MEI3NjY5NUUxMjYyMzE0MTEwMDUxMTU4NSZvc2lkPTUzNSZibz0xJnN1YmlkPTEwMjQmbW10PS0xJmNudHJ5PTIyNyZzbz0xJmNyaWQ9MzUzNzgzOCZleGNpZD0yMg== &sid=- &filename=Setup

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