installer_ares_2_3_0_spanish.exe

Meta Installer 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_ares_2_3_0_spanish.exe by Meta Installer 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. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from downloadv.mp3.es.
Publisher:
Meta Installer LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9f062ead3a3ed1e4f46aa58ae439af12

SHA-1:
4137a654ff2b44adcab73fe84198b656a56c3d9d

SHA-256:
da491c54079e4e8e27ed0c2e3a7b1b9c263e1ef2eb0138483f8821952e6f459e

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:
4/30/2024 10:02:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.8.7.22

File size:
5.2 MB (5,501,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\installer_ares_2_3_0_spanish.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 6:58:03 AM

Valid to:
2/16/2015 1:59:09 PM

Subject:
CN=Meta Installer LLC, O=Meta Installer LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=10688435, CN=Starfield Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.starfieldtech.com/repository, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27C53C6B6DB164

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/8/2014 4:25:50 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:4s70+WP0lff1PgGe9WetgtiH9ejHtWuFhT/CrB45h32p0QWw24zj8pzDbxv:40kW

Entry address:
0x1C0BB

Entry point:
E8, B7, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, D5, 43, 00, E8, 6F, 41, 00, 00, E8, 60, 37, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 4A, 9D, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 48, 68, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
192.5 KB (197,120 bytes)

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