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Free Software LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application installer.exe by Free Software has been detected as adware by 18 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
Free Software LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1d0afbf66d382f59d11f21e8658577cc

SHA-1:
c32e293a514b6f4a93c5e9bf2a8096696d64dab5

SHA-256:
e02c3a13b901a64568d9aef19bf2e8fb98281c9e8c15e17d58eaaed8927b7581

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
4/26/2024 6:35:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.416847
918

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Kazy.416847.81
7.11.164.56

AVG
Adware BundleApp_r.Z
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Kazy.416847
1.0.20.1065

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Agent.IEXT
18997

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.20646
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Kazy.416847
8.14.08.01.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Vittalia.Q potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Kazy.416847
11.2014-01-08_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.416847
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Vittalia
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Vittalia
v2014.07.28.03

McAfee
CryptVittalia
5600.7056

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Kazy.416847
15.0.0.639

Reason Heuristics
PUP.FreeSoftware.J
14.8.5.23

Sophos
Generic PUA MD
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782551
31208

File size:
5.2 MB (5,501,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Free Software LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 3:23:49 PM

Valid to:
7/22/2015 3:23:49 PM

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

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B1596610E9573

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2014 1:25:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:ws70+W0CeWPgGe9Wjn2LCNE3WHtUTiUlKBG2+WQ5QS3hEMUb47zh:w0k

Entry address:
0x1C0BB

Entry point:
E8, B7, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, D5, 43, 00, E8, 6F, 41, 00, 00, E8, 60, 37, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 4A, 9D, 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, 48, 68, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
192.5 KB (197,120 bytes)

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