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.getpage1000.info.
Publisher:
VUDGOFF LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ef4c23ca82274271da9b4fce27aacbc4

SHA-1:
9181347b493c823ecfc441b89454552b30387b73

SHA-256:
2c1db57a50d6a6cffeb670f594558e4ab8a4df3fb676f703b1de80d44da198cc

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 12:30:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ProfitServis.VUDGOFF.Bundler (M)
16.6.17.7

File size:
581.1 KB (595,000 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:
12/18/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2015 6:59:59 AM

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:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:SM41uIKjcBIppE/yBtdhIggDMWHW5HLQL23NabyWyG:Sd1yIlYeMWHsML23NabyWt

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:
7.9740

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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