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softwareupdater2015.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 softwareupdater2015.exe by Install Assistant 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 iaarghrlo3.now-download-quicksoft.com.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by Install Assistant)

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7z SFX

Version:
9.20

MD5:
804e5b0d7ec56f38bac2133fd454c818

SHA-1:
93ea36e61d7d7f8e83768df4a6a58489de9f5f01

SHA-256:
6b06d37ff6823f59163ea16ed76200c77c522b7718811d5bbd275e36358e9d0e

Scanner detections:
1 / 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 4:19:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallAssistant (M)
16.2.11.4

File size:
1.1 MB (1,178,784 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\softwareupdater2015.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/1/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2016 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:
08E92E5C80AD2907C83D98EDED9100D6

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cWvknOMEd6tP0+lhos/wI4zDRLlauN+FcVX3xi1nRNOO:cUeOMc6tsbs/Wau+6MX

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:
126.5 KB (129,536 bytes)

The file softwareupdater2015.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://iaarghrlo3.now-download-quicksoft.com/d/click/.../?uid=56a53836a88619d99e8b6f47&sid=9560-1011&filename=SoftwareUpdater2015

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