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Google Toolbar Setup.exe

Google Toolbar

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 Google Toolbar Setup.exe by Install Assistant has been detected as adware by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.

File name:

Publisher:

Install Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Google Toolbar

Version:

3.0.0.89

MD5:

36cbdc8e3ddcb451185c8f256edf4f99

SHA-1:

b330df71f1b808e9e02e14cc80a9a4d9c747482f

SHA-256:

a8e2380d80cb8913376db42a4f543e5fcd81e77e84fff27ed74fb19ebb9ffeb8

Scanner detections:

15 / 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 12:38:06 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

356

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Bundler

2015.05.02

AVG

Generic

2017.0.2834

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

1.0.20.225

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S

21959

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.045

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.16.02.14.10

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2016-14-02_1

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

16.2.25

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

17.0.0.135

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig

0.30.24.1357

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Vittalia.InstallAssistant.Installer (M)

16.2.14.10

Rising Antivirus

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

23.00.65.16212

File size:

995.7 KB (1,019,560 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.89

Original file name:

Google Toolbar Setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Vittalia DM

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\google toolbar setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Install Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

3/9/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/9/2016 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:

22447A22A7271728A9B013CFD533476D

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/27/2015 4:43:12 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:wPuXNfDk7GYJ2QpU0+45ajkQjcqGSGgcn5f998L3MXd:71DNYkQpU8b02FqQXd

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

6.9590

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The file Google Toolbar Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downtoad.com/v2/click/f5n53siy/?d=http://cdn.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/googletoolbar.exe&n=Google Toolbar&icon=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/googletoolbar/.../aidesktop.ico&key=c9c98fede82f6f50a103f0cb9e8b9c21bb5c0df4d0d5a5361bf57c4d4895787f&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/googletoolbar/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/googletoolbar/.../installsplash.png&filename=Google Toolbar Setup&sid=Bing2-USA-GoogleToolbar-

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