installer_microsoft_office_home_and_student_2010_14_0_5128_english.exe

Software Updater 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_microsoft_office_home_and_student_2010_14_0_5128_english.exe by Software Updater 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 file has been seen being downloaded from 365474474.r.worldcdn.net.
Publisher:
Software Updater LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a61b05ebc34feb653c0efd99943e97f1

SHA-1:
62c288b4f6c8b211e49a81c883b5bd8e32952dc8

SHA-256:
1146f3b0da61e4d209ff68e96be905f89a62c732d490e967ea2eda6adc729242

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:
4/24/2024 6:34:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
17.3.8.19

File size:
868 KB (888,808 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_microsoft_office_home_and_student_2010_14_0_5128_english.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
1/13/2014 2:50:03 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 7:31:04 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Updater LLC, O=Software Updater LLC, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B6CAE0143C59A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 12:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9883

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file installer_microsoft_office_home_and_student_2010_14_0_5128_english.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://365474474.r.worldcdn.net/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=ici&ua=chrome&ut=c98e00f07fb6ba751ee3040d66bbe3bb&loop=1&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9heC8xL2VhemVsZW4vZW5nbGlzaC9zZW8vY2hyb21lL21pY3Jvc29mdF9vZmZpY2VfaG9tZV9hbmRfc3R1ZGVudF8yMDEwXzE0XzBfNTEyOC9kLzc4MjE5ODAyN2ZjNTA5NGM0NzlkM2VmOWE0M2IyMmI1L2ljaS82NTg5MzEvbmEvMS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfbWljcm9zb2Z0X29mZmljZV9ob21lX2FuZF9zdHVkZW50XzIwMTBfMTRfMF81MTI4X0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmVhemVsLmNvbS9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMwNTAwMzA2MDAzMDcvcGlpZC01NGY4ZWY0ODEzNmZjNi42MTU4Mzk0MS9heC8xL2VhemVsZW4vZW5nbGlzaC9zZW8vY2hyb21lL21pY3Jvc29mdF9vZmZpY2VfaG9tZV9hbmRfc3R1ZGVudF8yMDEwXzE0XzBfNTEyOC9kLzc4MjE5ODAyN2ZjNTA5NGM0NzlkM2VmOWE0M2IyMmI1L2ljaS82NTg5MzEvbmEvMS9pbnN0YWxsZXJfbWljcm9zb2Z0X29mZmljZV9ob21lX2FuZF9zdHVkZW50XzIwMTBfMTRfMF81MTI4X0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&redir=1&p=RUFaRUxFTg==&r=7082007&aa=ax/1/eazelen//&FH=56&BI=37&GE=90&IF=31&GG=1&IE=96&FK=80&CH=79&JF=51&GN=48&s=