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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:
03567b9b5a6d57f668267a7e2d500fc4

SHA-1:
fb6533b042c6afd50559bde0f3bdacc7c81ed973

SHA-256:
45da7ebcd9ad2e9ae7d8d6a74709bab0a754f13e7ae3cc11d71228f4c7b27466

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/23/2024 6:01:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
17.3.8.7

File size:
3.8 MB (3,997,880 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

Entry address:
0x111B1

Entry point:
E8, 6A, 98, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 0D, 43, 00, E8, D9, 54, 00, 00, E8, 49, 43, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, FD, 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, 35, 77, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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