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startuppartol_setup.exe

SterJo Startup Patrol

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application startuppartol_setup.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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.
Publisher:
Download Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
SterJo Startup Patrol

Version:
3.0.0.91

MD5:
81a6a6428a19313bae1b034f8ed6891d

SHA-1:
53d6ef034e5d250c7f8d0dac6523d6fcb6bc4bdb

SHA-256:
422ffd07c18a7184d5a8dc41c8fcff456d110e2af2b83b8f42caa0d85f00b505

Scanner detections:
16 / 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:
4/19/2024 8:07:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
5753272

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
150319-1

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.600

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21948

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Secure
Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
5.13.68

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller
15.4.25

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
16.0.0.360

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.24.1357

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.30.02

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Air Software.Bundler
15.4.30.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15428

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39486

File size:
957.7 KB (980,664 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.91

Copyright:
(c) Download Assistant

Original file name:
startuppartol_setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/16/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/17/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, 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:
3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/16/2015 11:28:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Rg5SdiZezunKcVVhv8ba287lnm/dF+dY5jo:1QzKq7fRU6Y5jo

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

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

http://www.sterjosoft.com/download_startuppatrol.php

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