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Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup.exe

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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 Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup.exe by Install Assistant 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 download.downtoad.com.
Publisher:
Install Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware

Version:
3.0.0.104

MD5:
942af2e47ad9c25bbe8d76d0b0309204

SHA-1:
3399316bbdd32c4746f45b219db85a4f9960bd0f

SHA-256:
395ff16ab5b4f0d8f5149669031c83e18162197302bc79fefe5cf6755c8a08a2

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:
5/14/2024 3:24:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallA.Installer (M)
16.4.15.6

File size:
999.7 KB (1,023,664 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.104

Copyright:
(c) Install Assistant

Original file name:
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\malwarebytes anti-malware setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/9/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/9/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Install Assistant, O=Install Assistant, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
22447A22A7271728A9B013CFD533476D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/27/2015 5:06:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:+aKX7DnBCO+xv7QrNmqIF+Jdl+trpmQcrySG68UtKAWGV:YX7D08MqUqdlWphcr3MAWGV

Entry address:
0x126A

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.0487

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574 KB (587,776 bytes)

The file Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.downtoad.com/v2/click/ligiz166/?d=http://cdn.downtoad.com/1downloadfiles/malwarebytesantimalware.exe&n=Malwarebytes Anti-Malware&icon=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../aidesktop.ico&key=3b820e57af28258f53d2c54d0398b6504b82bf595c2f4ab87dc9ddb2fa3d1e82&affiliate_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../installicon.png&product_image=http://www.downtoad.com/inventory/malwarebytesantimalware/.../installsplash.png&filename=Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup&sid=Bing2-USA-MalwarebytesAnti-Malware-

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