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:
ac4d27a1b9db89f3b2feccc60c718a3a

SHA-1:
ed8863f78ce5df751306b9adc5ebcd1575d9248d

SHA-256:
8302fe904d6e54c09d6fb46be73d30f36da1fff8f8540f297654e6c0339f0fed

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:
5/18/2024 6:43:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.SoftwareUpdater.Bundler (M)
16.1.20.23

File size:
816.5 KB (836,088 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 7:50:03 PM

Valid to:
6/22/2016 12:31:04 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 5:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9Ib1/4+QeH726mQUO0oeJ5/DIOxMdUTyz26PruQAwmxYHFQQR8ReFm40JHZXpnnh:9l+bTmvDtxKYA2AubHYY8mLHZ5nr9

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:
7.9616

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=02063cc57b4b3fe0ed75bfd12b30530d&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkMi5mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlMi5jb20vaW5zdGFsbGVycy9vdXQvMDAzMDcwMDMwODAwMzA5L3BpaWQtNTRmYzgxYTVhYzliMjcuOTMxNzg0Nzcvb24vMi9mcmVlc29mdHN0b3JlY29tL2VuZ2xpc2gvcmV2ZW51ZS9jaHJvbWUvYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyL2QvMjc1ODc2ZTM0Y2Y2MDlkYjExOGYzZDg0Yjc5OWE3OTAvdGlnL25hL25hLzEvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2Fkb2JlX2ZsYXNoX3BsYXllcl9FbmdsaXNoLmV4ZQ==&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8yL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9yZXZlbnVlL2Nocm9tZS9hZG9iZV9mbGFzaF9wbGF5ZXIvZC8yNzU4NzZlMzRjZjYwOWRiMTE4ZjNkODRiNzk5YTc5MC90aWcvbmEvbmEvMS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfYWRvYmVfZmxhc2hfcGxheWVyX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&loop=1&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&r=623729&redir=1&aa=on/2/freesoftstorecom//&AN=2&JG=11&GE=82&CB=30&II=67&GC=43&EI=27&IL=18&DL=37&GG=27&s=

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