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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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. 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:
cb303738bc7df404cf082d95b13305e0

SHA-1:
bee7b834f03303535a602b9e02f22643ce2524d2

SHA-256:
ec884ddb90e45231869bd3cfe9e7ed600bd697aa7be53561ef7c3e4fb508080b

Scanner detections:
15 / 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:
12/26/2024 1:05:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Graftor.185458
356

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAssistant.Gen4
8.3.1.6

avast!
Xpaj-gen
2014.9-160214

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2834

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11360
9.0.1.045

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Eorezo.BZ
11.2016-14-02_1

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2016.02.14.11

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!7DBA5489C35D
5600.6490

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@auFSn6mi
17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallAssistant.Installer (M)
16.2.14.11

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}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

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

Valid to:
5/19/2016 4:59:59 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 8:27:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:tWvknOMEfhbI9y/vq/fTtZ1La9mDYNGbk0Hj9Dnl8+P:tUeOMmVhCHJZ1dhbk8Bq+P

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/.../?filename=Setup

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