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Microsoft Security Essentials

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 download.program-assist.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Microsoft Security Essentials

Version:
3.0.0.76

MD5:
ce356d95383bc44941036dec66f34e74

SHA-1:
ec74a1919e3be2acde8bc34e8ece082f1a0608bd

SHA-256:
150e971a1a6aaf948098ec3ad0eba8599bf230dc804b419310ffd67c6b679c9a

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
11/15/2024 10:24:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.7.19.20

File size:
465.6 KB (476,768 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.76

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
setup.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 Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/28/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/29/2016 3:59:59 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:
7CC3624C218D0B5B8DB87F5E4E3521B0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2015 8:34:12 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6g89R3qKtzPQkSNkG1XEZ3+7yCZcnepd1hjSkO:6g89T0LPdcn21hWkO

Entry address:
0xE0C80

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 80, 49, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, F6, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9212

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

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

http://download.program-assist.com/v2/click/18a7551f/?d=http://installer-assist.com/download/win-essentials.exe&key=a25b81b869a5abd17fe411b699fd3ae40111753b6bdc1b5d862110a0ae167abb&sid=uk-Microsoft Security Essentials&uid=uk-Microsoft Security Essentials&affiliate_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../microsoft security essential_i.png&product_image=http://download-assist.com/admin/.../microsoft security essential_p.png&n=Microsoft Security Essentials&filename=

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