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aaw6.exe

Lavasoft Sweden

The program is a setup application that uses the Wise Installer installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.installer-assist.com.
Publisher:
Lavasoft Sweden

Description:
Ad-aware VI, data miners worst nightmare

Version:
F6.0.3.181

MD5:
740bce753f4af833c08fb9c5b73b24a9

SHA-1:
cff4927add0243dd803a4eb18bcc3cdd14207cdd

SHA-256:
93f5f4db3361fe209ad1cb0d49bdb9affc49d3ed0cd008c14492cf2fd61e3ef8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 8:32:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ViRobot
Backdoor.Win32.A.Hupigon.1760378
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
1.7 MB (1,760,378 bytes)

Copyright:
2000/2003 Lavasoft

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Wise Installer

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aaw6.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/25/2001 9:47:11 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:hJMRS9Zwouo8p3XR09nMjo9x3a7HS3LhgJ:POauo8px09MKCHG9gJ

Entry address:
0x21AF

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 2C, 05, 00, 00, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 01, 5E, 6A, 04, 89, 75, E8, FF, 15, 54, 40, 40, 00, FF, 15, 50, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 89, 7D, F4, 8A, 07, 3C, 22, 0F, 85, CC, 00, 00, 00, 8A, 47, 01, 47, 89, 7D, F4, 33, DB, 3A, C3, 74, 0D, 3C, 22, 74, 09, 8A, 47, 01, 47, 89, 7D, F4, EB, EF, 80, 3F, 22, 75, 04, 47, 89, 7D, F4, 80, 3F, 20, 75, 09, 47, 80, 3F, 20, 74, FA, 89, 7D, F4, 53, FF, 15, 6C, 40, 40, 00, 80, 3F, 2F, 89, 45, F8, 75, 64, 8A, 47, 01, 3C, 53, 74, 04, 3C, 73, 75, 06, 89, 35, 58, 53, 40, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Wise Installer Stub

Code size:
8.5 KB (8,704 bytes)

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The file aaw6.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.installer-assist.com/.../adaware61.exe

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