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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:
3.0.0.95

MD5:
566068baec264125ea2e29c5df12d4cb

SHA-1:
a370d9d640301217e8433b16d2d15b2017edbd38

SHA-256:
a12bb98a0821bbced19646187d48bdfba6e85f785836e630dc0c2c22f7345e6b

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:
5/12/2025 11:18:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
5727678

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]
150423-1

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
1.0.20.580

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S
21906

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

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

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5
16.0.0.348

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig
0.30.20.1219

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.04.26.07

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Air Software.Bundler
15.4.26.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48
23.00.65.15424

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4782985
39486

File size:
959.7 KB (982,712 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.95

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:
4/25/2015 11:54:53 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:vVdH4ypK2mHfokpIizpjO2upRBUiIDTBBSKqak:rYypSvpj4IThk

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://download.sterjosoft.com/v2/click/99wbimvk/?d=http://www.sterjosoft.com/download/startuppatrol_setup.exe&key=2e95057cc612cc1569a9caec0da0bd1a11b46fdb5549c4d61e8dfd78cecebdc1&sid=&uid=&affiliate_image=http://www.sterjosoft.com/screenshots/icon_startuppatrol.png&product_image=http://www.sterjosoft.com/.../inst_startuppartol.png&n=SterJo Startup Patrol&filename=startuppartol_setup

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