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installer_firefox_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_firefox_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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free Mozilla Firefox web browser but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Vittalia Internet S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a1b351d3b45df949f7d276e6b23e7294

SHA-1:
5c0213d2b6ef76195a724a6499be541ad65c23bb

SHA-256:
9eeefdba9f711427b78ce6ed70328bcf24908ed2d063f3cc2d4a013de2ea424a

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:
4/27/2024 6:52:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.VittaliaInternet.Bundler (M)
16.3.1.3

File size:
3.9 MB (4,086,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vittalia Internet S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
9/26/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/3/2015 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:
61AB07DA761E7D604CB9380594CF7D91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2013 11:22:35 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:dOJP+tXRmOpJ17dqhv64J92uPkYcGE0SM3QpED+b8plxdPjN1oN+C5WGyzNoC5C:PlTdYi04k3Eld1

Entry address:
0x111B1

Entry point:
E8, 6A, 98, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 78, 0D, 43, 00, E8, D9, 54, 00, 00, E8, 49, 43, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, FD, 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, 35, 77, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

http://firefox.descargar.es/.../down.php?p=FR-ADVERTISE-affiliate=63640-1060_1053_fr

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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