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:
0d589c6761b445dbc184eabb090a6e7d

SHA-1:
8bc0912d49b34264bdcf4e7578700b64f655e15c

SHA-256:
342a84bd5fdd23ebccae5467c505eaf5e4d88d40f579be342eba583aa08633ce

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:
5/25/2024 4:34:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareUpdater.Bundler (M)
16.3.7.3

File size:
807.4 KB (826,760 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
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
1/13/2014 12:50:03 PM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 6:31:04 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:
12/5/2009 10:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:kthvEQ0k0ClbRR0XkTmeI2YubHYqLdpwxTn5qMtd:C55lbT2kTmeIALrLOT5q2d

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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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=5e864ea7c18ac9c93b4fb3b15b22bcca&redir=1&loop=1&r=4221971&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkMi5mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlMi5jb20vaW5zdGFsbGVycy9vdXQvMDAzMDcwMDMwODAwMzA5L3BpaWQtNTRmYzhjNjkwYzA3MzAuMjI4OTIwNjcvb24vMi9mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlY29tL2VuZ2xpc2gvcmV2ZW51ZS9jaHJvbWUvYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyL2QvMjc1ODc2ZTM0Y2Y2MDlkYjExOGYzZDg0Yjc5OWE3OTAvdGlnL25hL25hLzAvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2Fkb2JlX2ZsYXNoX3BsYXllcl9FbmdsaXNoLmV4ZQ==&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8yL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvMC9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&aa=on/2/freesoftstorecom//&JC=71&HD=45&MA=96&MF=0&MH=9&EL=24&CA=28&JN=77&CM=14&KC=0&s=

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