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Wizard101.exe

Wizard101

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 Wizard101.exe by Install Helper has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from software.yaknow.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
Wizard101

Version:
3.0.0.84

MD5:
ad9ea7c2b50d4c279d6155cd8ccf513b

SHA-1:
15baa720a985c1bb201dedf5f7e618d89cd5828d

SHA-256:
81cd2d33ce79a1fa000b864ad8e998451d1fe1fd42e99ce8784b50927bd76990

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/27/2024 10:26:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKN [PUP]
150303-0

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3181

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.Rimecud
t3scan.1.8.6.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bundler.Vittalia
15.3.4.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15302

File size:
844.2 KB (864,416 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.84

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
Wizard101.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\wizard101.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/29/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/29/2016 11:59:59 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:
3/4/2015 10:50:28 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:TwM2bNpgPtwx4YQqgGKmMe/fqpd5LxPb4:0uI4YQGKmvmJxPb4

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0562

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

The file Wizard101.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://software.yaknow.com/v2/click/8d328571/?d=http://www.yaknow.com/Download/.../InstallWizard101.exe&key=ae1cc759f098faf8d839e59437c654680250a2a6fc232c039684525fde3ba6dd&sid=Wizard101UK&uid=&affiliate_image=http://www.yaknow.com/Download/.../Wizard1011.png&product_image=http://www.yaknow.com/Download/.../Wizard1012.png&n=Wizard101&filename=Wizard101

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