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antivirus.exe

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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.exe, “Web Setup ” by CPC Net AdVertising 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 cdn.bestgrabcenter.com.
Publisher:
Application program   (signed by CPC Net AdVertising LLC)

Product:
Web

Description:
Web Setup

Version:
5.0.1.6

MD5:
7e5fdf804b001e1ed7c8a4abb2f37f82

SHA-1:
29f5c38f33e710b0c149dec422438ebcea231072

SHA-256:
b25d32ba0229be953493173c232ed9825e139933c5a9d8188012ff324c1630b2

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 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:
11/5/2024 10:05:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.13.20

File size:
687.1 KB (703,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

Copyright:
Generic Internet

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\antivirus.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC Net AdVertising LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/9/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/9/2016 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:
3A2FB3C3390C877857255C772571B6ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UM/GeonItbZMwPzH5rcETUYQ76Ue2Vxk2LoS7Jdtl7jDbYuoZlhmWcJKRYzRbbV:UM/1onyrWETlQ76Ue2VxdLVdp7jHeZ+f

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

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