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installer_avast_french.exe

Formula EFT Europa S.L.

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_avast_french.exe by Formula EFT Europa S.L 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 installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free AVAST Antivirus but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Formula EFT Europa S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0c3525fa9c8eba205c2e43f323c99b75

SHA-1:
c6831ddb513f93de6c57ff2da4f60dd28c2833b0

SHA-256:
881d4f320d6d26dc28e8708870163cce033dcf56fe32062805c0acef3d89be0d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Includes bundled offers in the install and download manager that include adware programs.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 12:10:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.FormulaEFTEuropa.Bundler (M)
16.2.8.5

File size:
4.6 MB (4,790,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Formula EFT Europa S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/19/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Formula EFT Europa S.L., O=Formula EFT Europa S.L., L=Madrid, S=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0DB4DBB604EF737F46C4680160CC360F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2014 3:01:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:3LBbl3u+MQ3YntlfZ17C6QTbYUmd4f9Mzi/I2ybEUmQu1SeqgZLOJ3FKjN1oS3an:3LBblMfwPxNTG3WacPb8

Entry address:
0x2AAAC

Entry point:
E8, DD, 97, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 18, CE, 44, 00, E8, DE, 53, 00, 00, E8, F4, 44, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 70, 97, 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, 41, 78, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
254 KB (260,096 bytes)

The file installer_avast_french.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://avast.descargar.es/.../down.php?p=FR-ADVERTISE&affid=63640-1700_1024_fr&kw=avast free

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.uplstatsone.com  (93.189.33.84:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to services.upd4ter.com  (93.189.33.101:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to media.vitavita.com.es  (109.70.128.135:80)

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