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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Updater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a7bfa8fbb6aaea18ab4f494a267ce949

SHA-1:
aa8b9cde9c81fc1fa8e2783152430194a138546f

SHA-256:
06af7e43a79b28c282125200e1b9adbe591e700f68bde672aa95d383f5657b54

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 10:20:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.7.29.10

File size:
868.1 KB (888,968 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 2:50:03 PM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 8:31:04 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 12:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:k/RCphFF0SMRwBcs/3ZCxX3tYrqTpZphl+/TDr7XEC7pCq:nFOF2Bcs/pC1tyqFXhYnUClf

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://365474474.r.worldcdn.net/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=ici&ua=chrome&ut=2519aa55017f6d72752f41c0a14b78e0&loop=1&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkMi5mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlMi5jb20vaW5zdGFsbGVycy9vdXQvMDAzMDYwMDMwNzAwMzA4L3BpaWQtNTRmYjZlZTZjYWI0YzUuOTgzMTM4MDEvb24vMi9mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlY29tL2VuZ2xpc2gvcmV2ZW51ZS9jaHJvbWUvYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyL2QvMjc1ODc2ZTM0Y2Y2MDlkYjExOGYzZDg0Yjc5OWE3OTAvaWNpL25hL25hLzEvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2Fkb2JlX2ZsYXNoX3BsYXllcl9FbmdsaXNoLmV4ZQ==&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8yL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC9pY2kvbmEvbmEvMS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&r=1281591&redir=1&aa=on/2/freesoftstorecom//&CA=74&IF=17&DL=54&NJ=13&DD=93&GM=63&BC=1&IC=32&NK=53&GK=54&s=

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