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Software Updater LLC

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 installer.exe by Software Updater has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer.
Publisher:
Software Updater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9caffb6d611aa70f0573a2d6547eca13

SHA-1:
786ac2d49ce166a446bb2b81b84864ec86ac0845

SHA-256:
4bc94ae68dfd7bce717141970af01cd73f6d6325539fbe21c0ddfa8a532d4df1

Scanner detections:
13 / 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:
4/26/2024 5:22:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.FakeUtill
2014.08.23

avast!
Installer-T [PUP]
140813-1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.JR
2014.0.4007

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Agent.IEXT
19281

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader10.36044
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Vittalia.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13139

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Vittalia
v2014.08.22.07

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.csjsmp
0.28.2.61721

Qihoo 360 Security
Trojan.Generic
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareUpdater.J
14.8.22.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782551
32210

File size:
4.4 MB (4,595,432 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Updater LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
1/13/2014 1:50:03 PM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 6:31:04 PM

Subject:
CN=Software Updater LLC, O=Software Updater LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B6CAE0143C59A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2013 4:01:26 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:WJBQ/Ure+Vu58/q/unxfJT0sbt9gIfPksOEUmQf7fqJyclsce20NeLcqqgZLfvpv:WJBQ/qwsgILCbG6yu

Entry address:
0x2B12C

Entry point:
E8, DC, 97, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, CB, 44, 00, E8, DE, 53, 00, 00, E8, F4, 44, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6F, 97, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 41, 78, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
256 KB (262,144 bytes)

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