installer_hfsexplorer_hfsexplorer-0_21-setup_japanese.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_hfsexplorer_hfsexplorer-0_21-setup_japanese.exe by Formula EFT Europa S.L has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from japanese.trailsframework.org. While running, it connects to the Internet address services.upd4ter.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Formula EFT Europa S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b0be6b1314bb98ebe054ffad84a27498

SHA-1:
6676a5e8271896ba5d065768f3aa74542d3293f9

SHA-256:
900e85fc67c1dc83d0bf9797f43d32921eb15e9e9d5888bca29a0496270ad2bf

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
4/25/2024 9:21:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AVG
Adware Generic_r.JR
2014.0.3972

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader10.36044
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Vittalia.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Vittalia
v2014.06.19.08

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.cwgrvs
0.28.0.60253

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.FormulaEFTEuropaSL.v
14.6.19.8

Sophos
Vittalia
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782551
29708

File size:
4.2 MB (4,455,288 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/19/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 9:00:00 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:
2/3/2014 11:01:27 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:D5B0wK+g6XvIdiWLahUQQXA8h4q743lEUlO8D1OSQV1si9VJcjN1omPce20NeLcI:D5B0wsldg/Ok0aK6Cu2

Entry address:
0x2B7BC

Entry point:
E8, DC, 97, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 18, DA, 44, 00, E8, DE, 53, 00, 00, E8, F4, 44, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 6F, 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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Entropy:
6.4718

Code size:
257.5 KB (263,680 bytes)

The file installer_hfsexplorer_hfsexplorer-0_21-setup_japanese.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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)