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antivirus-setup.exe

CPC Net adVertising llc

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application antivirus-setup.exe by CPC Net adVertising llc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from version-gratuit.com.
Publisher:
CPC Net adVertising llc  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bae798431cb5a1788b96a0b6024df87a

SHA-1:
157e13d1d2188394c2b9280c4fd0071aafe2be97

SHA-256:
32b193bda9ea8b6239a032af233208a63eea39a5eb3e7988e4637ca19c0a34df

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
11/24/2024 5:55:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CPCNetad.Installer (M)
16.5.23.16

File size:
85.7 MB (89,847,600 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\antivirus-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC Net adVertising llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/14/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC Net adVertising llc, OU=IT, O=CPC Net adVertising llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3A1AFB5694D65DFB7794393E557E5340

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1572864:v284Yi6CQJ4fRPQI6zv0rCP95FlbmhInRmGfCNMBzBdUwY5fXvHnOILMxNEEyODQ:yYDCQoPXov0mP9DlbmhIRbVzBqwY5ffl

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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

http://version-gratuit.com/antivirus/.../antivirus-setup.exe

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