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installer_windows_live_messenger_english.exe

Vittalia Internet 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_windows_live_messenger_english.exe by Vittalia Internet 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 www.filepc.net. While running, it connects to the Internet address services.upd4ter.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Vittalia Internet S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
444f9c5872f6e78c10fa655735eea13d

SHA-1:
494a83d14631bc878b6c1fa757c65595a8711047

SHA-256:
b6e3a474c674f990c03a1f78bbcc56b2cf99f6416ab3406f640bb7c896d1c9ac

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/5/2025 12:13:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.VittaliaInternet.Bundler (M)
16.2.4.21

File size:
2.8 MB (2,895,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Vittalia Internet S.L.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/25/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/1/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Vittalia Internet S.L., OU=IT, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Vittalia Internet S.L., L=Mostoles, S=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
320EBE59A34A647E4E737AD60CDBAE80

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/27/2013 5:27:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:I9+hWY8c1J17dqVVD2DJcMLSM3Qxexre6Fan/Qez2Q:IOhTdf8IQ

Entry address:
0x24BD9

Entry point:
E8, 12, 99, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, 64, 44, 00, E8, 41, 54, 00, 00, E8, B4, 42, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A5, 98, 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, 9D, 76, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.6054

Code size:
233.5 KB (239,104 bytes)

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

http://www.filepc.net/.../download?gclid=CIWP87O927kCFYSd4Aodf1cAGA

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)

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