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installer_directx_french.exe

Vittalia Internet 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_directx_french.exe by Vittalia Internet 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. While running, it connects to the Internet address services.upd4ter.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Vittalia Internet S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
686b5e90b1c81728a06bb57788b34ab1

SHA-1:
81f3142357d2a6adae2601fd9ba393da4851e47f

SHA-256:
be705b3e645f5a1b83e021bd6ca4c717b1069faddce99cc1c9db9ee8a008ae40

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 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:
4/19/2024 8:54:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
17.3.15.15

File size:
2.8 MB (2,961,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_directx_french.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vittalia Internet S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/26/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/2/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Vittalia Internet S.L., OU=IT, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Vittalia Internet S.L., L=Mostoles, S=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
320EBE59A34A647E4E737AD60CDBAE80

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2013 11:27:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x24BD9

Entry point:
E8, 12, 99, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, 64, 44, 00, E8, 41, 54, 00, 00, E8, B4, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A5, 98, 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, 9D, 76, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
233.5 KB (239,104 bytes)

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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