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Software Assistant

The application steam_setup.exe by Software Assistant has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from everydownload.softwaredelivery16.com.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Steam

Version:
3.0.0.136

MD5:
61a09aa8fa2bc89a578cbb237a4b45b0

SHA-1:
7bb1e83ea6f27a984f99fe241e655cdb607f492c

SHA-256:
4b5492a6703f231a1d2ef1d692b48f333c1273e8f895dfedd4fb844da8a9c357

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 4:33:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.6.27.20

File size:
1.1 MB (1,131,224 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.136

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\steam_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
11/22/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/22/2016 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Newark, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
53285F5F42262CAC7FF10EA4113D53ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 6:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:yxGME5XHK59vjV4lobBISDc0Uuqi1NjshwT325SM8Ak/6JeOe:3t5mRLbBHDXU1EZ48Ak/6Jw

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9554

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://everydownload.softwaredelivery16.com/v2/click/be82a566/?d=http://software.every-download.com/SteamSetup.exe&sid=Steam-US&uid=9287751&key=e0bf352e7393615215770da44270a5ff5b263c12853478616551534411a83e9a&affiliate_image=&product_image=https://s3.amazonaws.com/evdlimages/steam/product.png&n=Steam&filename=Steam_Setup&done_url=http://thankufordownloading.com/thank-you/&cancel_url=http://thankufordownloading.com/.../

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