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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.
Publisher:
Software Updater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5f6af1f5544109ad15d1fdc5c7b17354

SHA-1:
a406590cc30b51edcb328a3f16620090e5f3dfe7

SHA-256:
6ca7466fc5446ffa3ca03a1294136a7709a011c1227b6b8a78244858fb0aefa0

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 7:56:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareUpdater.Bundler (M)
16.3.3.16

File size:
807.3 KB (826,680 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):
24576:wYs7xKo+bdnpP/dRnm65n6JN1qorM5p3gyOgbyH1Tt1:zo+ljoUnoPqRgDgbyVR1

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 URL.

http://dk.baretkos.com/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=tig&ua=chrome&ut=855ebbf549f2ebaa80c12b4573103567&loop=1&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmUyLmNvbS9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMwNzAwMzA4MDAzMDkvcGlpZC01NGZjODViOGExMWU2Ni40NzkzNzEyNC9vbi8xL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvMS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&r=1632244&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8xL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvMS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&redir=1&aa=on/1/freesoftstorecom//&KC=96&IM=82&MM=1&AE=45&EL=27&AN=37&LJ=41&HJ=48&BB=93&FH=7&s=

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