installer_powerdvd_12_ultra_12_0_8684_1312_french.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_powerdvd_12_ultra_12_0_8684_1312_french.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 french.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:
922fb922b14231acb96ea1cbf999e7d5

SHA-1:
c939b24fa399a1551a4b13c57dfe163bfbf4871b

SHA-256:
b027d625879b04221bf047943aa2d5cd582a8cb0f3fa22a0a2c576508f1ce5f5

Scanner detections:
1 / 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:
4/18/2024 2:31:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia (M)
16.8.8.1

File size:
4.4 MB (4,620,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\installer_powerdvd_12_ultra_12_0_8684_1312_french.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
11/19/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/26/2014 12:00:00 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:
2/13/2014 2:01:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:xfBMbAJak+DXuzWeVaL7dqRljhZM+tqQTWY/Ib2D1OSQV1j37fqJ82V24D2C5WxT:xfBMsJMeC3deXOTwLNuIs

Entry address:
0x2AC4C

Entry point:
E8, DC, 97, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, A0, C9, 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:
254.5 KB (260,608 bytes)

The file installer_powerdvd_12_ultra_12_0_8684_1312_french.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)