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DAEMON Tools Setup.exe

DAEMON Tools

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 DAEMON Tools Setup.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 download.downtoad.com.
Publisher:
Install Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
DAEMON Tools

Version:
3.0.0.89

MD5:
ade03963472450c12bcec967024bd40a

SHA-1:
794250d261a39aaded2d1df8b4fdc3397b688b69

SHA-256:
f047fa10b5cfff341d96973474a082425eced062abe00c46a5b88f8310967a27

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:
5/14/2024 9:30:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallA.Installer (M)
16.6.7.10

File size:
995.2 KB (1,019,048 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.89

Copyright:
(c) Install Assistant

Original file name:
DAEMON Tools Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\daemon tools setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/9/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 3:59:59 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:
22447A22A7271728A9B013CFD533476D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/6/2015 10:36:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:LD3n3kg4zofPdSah6+mo0HbKu7xO3R+y9BMQxirP70+:n3usdS86+m1ZYh5jMu+

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 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:
7.0201

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file DAEMON Tools Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downtoad.com/v2/click/f5n53siy/?d=http://cdn.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/daemontools.exe&n=DAEMON Tools&icon=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/daemontools/.../aidesktop.ico&key=7ac03ea4822413b0b2b9433c7b2916af9443a73e4685885ff39fed1128b60d37&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/daemontools/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/daemontools/.../installsplash.png&filename=DAEMON Tools Setup&sid=Bing2-USA-DAEMONTools-

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