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Setup.exe

7-Zip

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 file Setup.exe by Install Assistant has been detected as adware by 12 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. This downloadble file is typically blocked through Google's Safe Browsing technology in Chrome web browser. While running, it connects to the Internet address new-york-2.cdn77.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by Install Assistant)

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7z SFX

Version:
9.20

MD5:
7b4ac40a850192c3ba629991b4e8ea7a

SHA-1:
56ed026457c84dc2676ef461a1ce3bce704cbdb1

SHA-256:
91b010163bc924fdb04bf9a1bf466db99000136df13634e76afac3dea6fefe36

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
11/2/2024 5:21:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@aygMvRai
5627563

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2015.06.02

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAssistant.Gen4
8.3.1.6

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3091

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11360
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.06.02.09

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@aygMvRai
16.0.0.459

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Bundler
15.6.2.5

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Malware-Cryptor.FSP.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,384 bytes)

Product version:
9.20

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov

Original file name:
7z.sfx.exe

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/19/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2016 6:59:59 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:
264A6ADE8EACA4A4ABF5E871A3DF7813

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2010 10:27:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:EWvknOMEfmZii7tE858VJrWY7tK6jrCKwiV0ineP6XEshmK:EUeOMmcii7+8Wp//CKwktU+9

Entry address:
0x1D262

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 20, 1E, 42, 00, 68, 5C, D2, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, 04, 11, 42, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 90, BD, 42, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 94, BD, 42, 00, FF, FF, 15, 00, 11, 42, 00, 8B, 0D, 70, 9D, 42, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, FC, 10, 42, 00, 8B, 0D, 6C, 9D, 42, 00, 89, 08, A1, 64, 11, 42, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 8C, BD, 42, 00, E8, 1C, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, 20, 7A, 42, 00, 75, 0C, 68, EA, D3, 41, 00, FF, 15, 0C, 11...
 
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Entropy:
6.9644

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
126.6 KB (129,684 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to useastone.pingdatanetwork.com  (104.236.40.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to new-york-2.cdn77.com  (92.242.140.21:80)

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