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installer_photoscape_english.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_photoscape_english.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. 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:
0d35a727ce95d23d4ec4498694d30eb2

SHA-1:
33f53490b9f5e4982d3768959dab7cbdfe24daee

SHA-256:
0662dfd39e09c6182b0108b8fd396166e46abe09640c949c128cc02317e61b50

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:
4/26/2024 3:55:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.FormulaEFTEuropa.Bundler (M)
16.2.15.12

File size:
4.4 MB (4,600,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Formula EFT Europa S.L.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/18/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 4:00:00 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:
3/14/2014 5:01:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:MB6Qg+cDkjhDwnztofJTB8hXSOf++aO92P2OE0SM3QFeUTEJjN1obHC5WxaWafA1:MB6QsX81TcEBVHrPA

Entry address:
0x2B7DC

Entry point:
E8, EC, 97, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E8, DF, 44, 00, E8, DE, 53, 00, 00, E8, F4, 44, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 7F, 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, 44, 78, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4466

Code size:
257.5 KB (263,680 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)

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

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

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