installation.exe

VUDGOFF LLC

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application installation.exe by VUDGOFF 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 ProfitServis Downloader installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from get.ddl1001.info.
Publisher:
VUDGOFF LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5e019c5e89d2dc141a5f508668a93c4e

SHA-1:
643e028bf3cc7dcb79f38a89e230fbb63e20b7a3

SHA-256:
50e94db8761ae354c154fefb176278b5a69dde9c1d6066b820233322cc5419a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/17/2024 4:59:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ProfitServis (M)
16.7.18.22

File size:
572.8 KB (586,584 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
ProfitServis Downloader (using Nullsoft Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/18/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=VUDGOFF LLC, O=VUDGOFF LLC, L=Kalush, S=Alberta, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
45535EA60C43A8EC88A3E4FF6C71827F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 6:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:c+jCjf+99WnNS/t1fzfViXOKPg6PRaRsf+5Y2CXNQSzu:c+jeQ1RBuOKPt8r5YPQSq

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9739

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

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