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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 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.
Publisher:
Software Updater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e3abb3e3b1eac130b91f0fcd11d38119

SHA-1:
b7a757732951740edf0e2bb25d7fd99e9b176f07

SHA-256:
78dc237fdc29b8a5aa6142931447f9a090e4cf5bf800f4b672fbc0f7aa515d5a

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:
4/26/2024 6:15:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareUpdater.Bundler (M)
16.1.28.18

File size:
3.7 MB (3,855,400 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:
10/8/2013 7:43:01 AM

Valid to:
2/14/2014 2:49:07 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:
4B45A4317FCCA0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2013 6:22:35 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:cOJP+tXRtSvJ17dqJAhCQTuYzl3ln0jtE0SM3QpEDOBh4OQ3Plsce20NeLgOXtk6:80TdjvYvAhy76f16

Entry address:
0x111B1

Entry point:
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Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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