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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 365474474.r.worldcdn.net.
Publisher:
Software Updater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d2c0d5c035443f66bc6f06702914cad8

SHA-1:
5c0423ce1a065c0a3e7e987769dab3e385014836

SHA-256:
d3b9b4ba7441f3840a04201e1113649a1531466e5b1aa8f55082a317cbe62612

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:
5/17/2024 8:00:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareUpdater.Bundler (M)
16.2.12.11

File size:
868.2 KB (889,072 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 8:50:03 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 1:31:04 AM

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 6:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:k0+VxmE6yx+UMUSvYd2IE64Tj1zewc7HgRj4jY:5+VAE6S+HwPQf9gUOY

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:
7.9885

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 URL.

http://365474474.r.worldcdn.net/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=ici&ua=chrome&ut=c933d652bcdd6491b851b7e40f63339b&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkMi5mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlMi5jb20vaW5zdGFsbGVycy9vdXQvMDAzMDUwMDMwNjAwMzA3L3BpaWQtNTRmOWFhZTgyYjE3NjEuOTE2ODc5ODQvb24vMi9mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlY29tL2VuZ2xpc2gvcmV2ZW51ZS9jaHJvbWUvYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyL2QvMjc1ODc2ZTM0Y2Y2MDlkYjExOGYzZDg0Yjc5OWE3OTAvaWNpL25hL25hLzAvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2Fkb2JlX2ZsYXNoX3BsYXllcl9FbmdsaXNoLmV4ZQ==&r=4334348&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8yL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC9pY2kvbmEvbmEvMC9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&redir=1&loop=1&aa=on/2/freesoftstorecom//&LH=70&LD=21&EM=71&GJ=81&EL=42&EK=7&HA=88&KC=55&FB=87&s=

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