installer_microsoft_office_publisher_2010_portuguese.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_microsoft_office_publisher_2010_portuguese.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 file has been seen being downloaded from portuguese.eazel.com. 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:
f77947b1f0c4dedfbbea6c63af5b68a1

SHA-1:
74dd0b29001b8c659c0dc85d61f6e039f5c1a42d

SHA-256:
e7ed752110346be6bb5e448708493d9aab4e6ac463c92dd5bd5ceb9697702b13

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 4:49:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.FormulaE.Bundler (M)
16.3.20.18

File size:
4.2 MB (4,391,480 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_microsoft_office_publisher_2010_portuguese.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/18/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 10:00:00 AM

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:
2/20/2014 9:01:39 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:YB5uH+v9iRqaCfJTBQ81JUwqh6Qf17E0SM3QXxrrsMPC24D2C5WxaWOjenzub2fc:YB5u2O2bvKEBlmNAc

Entry address:
0x2B84C

Entry point:
E8, DC, 97, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, B0, DB, 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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Code size:
257.5 KB (263,680 bytes)

The file installer_microsoft_office_publisher_2010_portuguese.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)

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

 
http://download.upd4ter.com/installers/down.php