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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 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from program.updatergo.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Software Updater

Version:
3.0.0.95

MD5:
0f9d15b4b392c6d6164c88a906c612ff

SHA-1:
362be3c37e7647c42312cc0f10a6090d1d6f1a62

SHA-256:
09a351ad993e8d89f215676eb67ebcf976f598b3b14bc0a78bdd8092013e398f

Scanner detections:
10 / 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:
12/25/2024 4:31:17 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.InstallCore
2015.05.03

avast!
PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-160126

AVG
Potentially harmful program Downloader
2017.0.2853

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.55
9.0.1.026

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallHelper.Installer (M)
16.1.26.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.a!1075357520
23.00.65.16124

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39486

File size:
1.1 MB (1,103,080 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.95

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:
4/7/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/7/2016 6:59:59 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:
12BD7CFFA8EBCF8A714AC3D6E068484C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 8:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QxGd+JIuilApaDOXYgqZcIncY3Yp95lXVlNVgoxV8K2Jvve97Yqa+:1juilrOaZcGcaoflbxSVgm+

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:
6.9520

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://program.updatergo.com/?request=24863371e397b07b98d3bd392c4ea5a9019f72907ffc52f60d8f99065b729829334bd064c5b0b9c9a8350456ffe1722c9103ad3782d10e900f6ba18a0603c3cca00c32413d2499d65896fbe2373f6f16

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