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setup.exe

7-Zip

Install Assistant

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 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 5ozujegunk.click-the-download.com.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by Install Assistant)

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7z SFX

Version:
9.20

MD5:
b1b22980283e2fa6cb5f2327fd8d5da1

SHA-1:
0338c4c135a8c7de97e20f54853f40bf178bbe8b

SHA-256:
9f2d2bf221f36f5da354251fb22927dc682b5b0592da1c025597555be7be9128

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:
5/27/2024 9:29:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallA.Installer (M)
16.7.9.15

File size:
1.1 MB (1,182,872 bytes)

Product version:
9.20

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1999-2010 Igor Pavlov

Original file name:
7z.sfx.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/1/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/1/2016 6:59:59 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:
08E92E5C80AD2907C83D98EDED9100D6

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2010 11:27:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6WvknOMEdtd6NoBjRwxvV4s73psU5TC3TsYeIRXIZwNW69oQ7uEJakg:6UeOMctd6NoHiKGZGsYVIuNGjEJakg

Entry address:
0x1D262

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 20, 1E, 42, 00, 68, 5C, D2, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, 04, 11, 42, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 90, BD, 42, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 94, BD, 42, 00, FF, FF, 15, 00, 11, 42, 00, 8B, 0D, 70, 9D, 42, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, FC, 10, 42, 00, 8B, 0D, 6C, 9D, 42, 00, 89, 08, A1, 64, 11, 42, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 8C, BD, 42, 00, E8, 1C, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, 20, 7A, 42, 00, 75, 0C, 68, EA, D3, 41, 00, FF, 15, 0C, 11...
 
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Entropy:
6.9669

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
126.5 KB (129,536 bytes)

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

http://5ozujegunk.click-the-download.com/1465262405LnNfREFfQ3NJPkJLV2JWTnNwS0EublRWVldzaU1BLm5TVlhXVFhUVWFWRXxZWFliV1ZXWVpTYWk8QUQsRlxFLG4pLExNSA==

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