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setup.exe

File Viewer Lite

Install Helper

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 Helper has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.windowsfileviewer.com.
Publisher:
Install Helper  (signed and verified)

Product:
File Viewer Lite

Version:
3.0.0.104

MD5:
c8a628678d41a7b708bad8f3deff492d

SHA-1:
2192ddb25b3b5b1cfe61cabecdcccde796eb7f3f

SHA-256:
8775c5f27192a909d4093dde62c7bad0d800c2b31f09501445de8fce59a29abf

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

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:
5/21/2024 1:50:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
351

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Bundler
2015.06.10

AVG
Generic
2017.0.2829

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.245

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
22402

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.76
9.0.1.049

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
8.16.02.18.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2016-18-02_5

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
16.2.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16191

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
17.0.0.147

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.2086

Norman
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
11.20160218

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
16.02.18.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.InstallHelper.Installer (M)
16.2.18.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.16216

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
40830

File size:
960.1 KB (983,168 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.104

Copyright:
(c) Install Helper

Original file name:
setup.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 Helper

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/20/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/20/2016 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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

Serial number:
0575634D1B3373331074EB7C4751AB12

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/27/2015 10:43:41 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Bt1qQUmdEEfjQbyPOBICvhR+n9qCqQbgBYdg3Q9ui:sadFuyPCIWVZcui

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:
7.0542

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574 KB (587,776 bytes)

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

http://dl.windowsfileviewer.com/v2/click/.../

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