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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 application setup.exe by Install Assistant has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from software.installer-win.com.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by Install Assistant)

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7z SFX

Version:
9.20

MD5:
3452bcf6dcbbdcec1847849fec8cf465

SHA-1:
b1083d2ad6aaee89cfe6163a3679190d1a261fde

SHA-256:
b480d8caa929cf9753fef38b8d7576e3bdacf1854a697ad298badd9f462b4c30

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:24:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.185458
369

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAssistant.Gen4
8.3.1.6

avast!
Xpaj-gen
2014.9-160201

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2847

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11360
9.0.1.032

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Eorezo.BZ
11.2016-01-02_2

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2016.02.01.02

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!7DBA5489C35D
5600.6503

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@auFSn6mi
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallAssistant.Installer (M)
16.2.1.2

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.FakeAV.Win32.314885
2.0.0.2219

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,896 bytes)

Product version:
9.20

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov

Original file name:
7z.sfx.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 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:XWvknOMEfdf3sSFS8+0h9hwxOrvVLna1rj2T4uVu0xdFEK7J++R:XUeOMmd5nrNLnuj2T4uhpE4J++R

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:
6.9618

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

Code size:
126.6 KB (129,684 bytes)

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

http://software.installer-win.com/d/click/.../?uid=ee298b8c9e91efe8a1acf8efa90aba8f&sid=sid&filename=Setup

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