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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 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Vittalia DM installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. While running, it connects to the Internet address new-york-2.cdn77.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Igor Pavlov  (signed by Install Assistant)

Product:
7-Zip

Description:
7z SFX

Version:
9.20

MD5:
a39666f851ab55a625a0c224228f66fe

SHA-1:
d215c9baa775b9e7fc668482754c94c004cef413

SHA-256:
00589a3d41064660fbe65cbfc79799c4f2328f2383d653bf7de15aabb0f4ae63

Scanner detections:
14 / 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:
5/5/2024 4:38:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@ai!RyUfi
612

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downware
2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/DownloadAssistant.Gen4
8.3.1.6

avast!
Xpaj-gen
2014.9-150602

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3090

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.11360
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Adware.Eorezo.BZ
11.2015-02-06_3

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DownloadAssistant
v2015.06.02.01

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Trojan.Heur.JP.7u0@auFSn6mi
16.0.0.459

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1636

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Bundler
15.6.2.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Malware-Cryptor.FSP.gen
3.12.26.4

File size:
1.1 MB (1,152,384 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}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\onix5bdg\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Install Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
5/19/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/19/2016 4:59:59 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:
264A6ADE8EACA4A4ABF5E871A3DF7813

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2010 8:27:33 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:BWvknOMEfFJG/d8McNay7CuVYmG2N3pdAh3jSjTVaXP1jcK4uzVJ6UJOLck:BUeOMm5QUY2YhGPVIPZrLJ6xD

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:
6.9643

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

Code size:
126.6 KB (129,684 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to useastone.pingdatanetwork.com  (104.236.40.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to new-york-2.cdn77.com  (92.242.140.21:80)

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