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installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

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_adobe_flash_player_english.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from dk.baretkos.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Updater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
faf8312b628a14ac382a1ecf10834706

SHA-1:
195c31e37f59f9f7dfd81ecd7b1a6c71b1ddd8ba

SHA-256:
8b5d19178feb75ef374cf6ed2a0bed7001657428cda96524fa042ac7bffa8cc9

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:
5/25/2024 8:26:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareUpdater.Bundler (M)
16.2.29.14

File size:
807.2 KB (826,592 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Updater LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
1/13/2014 5:50:03 PM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 10:31:04 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:
12/6/2009 3:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:5b6EGxKAbuBlCluMJeRgcBezhxkwXQGxJ26S8c/QVmOcdkReURuKz6PaAs:5WEGxKo2CluRR/ezhmwXf2ajc9UcKzn

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, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9864

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file installer_adobe_flash_player_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dk.baretkos.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=tig&ua=chrome&ut=caef8f7d4c5172b6565408554fafb6fa&r=8837921&redir=1&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8xL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvMC9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&loop=1&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmUyLmNvbS9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMwNzAwMzA4MDAzMDkvcGlpZC01NGZjN2ZmNGI1MGU5Ni42NDg5Mzc0Mi9vbi8xL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvMC9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&aa=on/1/freesoftstorecom//&GG=77&MG=78&DB=45&CN=2&KF=22&DA=64&CF=58&LC=21&MI=66&GC=96&s=

http://dk.baretkos.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=tig&ua=chrome&ut=3ca0a73da5693679358595dccc031c52&loop=1&r=6032419&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8xL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvMC9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&redir=1&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmUyLmNvbS9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMwNzAwMzA4MDAzMDkvcGlpZC01NGZjN2NmZDBmMDVlMS4wODAyODUzMy9vbi8xL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvMC9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&aa=on/1/freesoftstorecom//&AI=22&KA=63&DH=17&MB=15&LN=90&JM=41&FF=98&GB=80&NL=20&MF=52&s=

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