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antivirus2.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 antivirus2.exe by CPC NET ADVERTISING has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from antivirus.logiciel-france.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4dc4fb3c5a42111c296eb0f60b1e4b42

SHA-1:
609117a6a5aaf6d1ebaf91c991b21f18f623489a

SHA-256:
2185bd3cde92bc511aa83e1c400b6c81534b58572ed8ffeca4c5f105b46f4ed3

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/26/2024 11:53:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.158.64

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.LO (variant)
8.10014

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
8/14/2014

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of installer_avast.exe (PUP)
2014.10.29.1

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.180.12598

McAfee
Artemis!4DC4FB3C5A42
5600.7039

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Adware.f22
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.CPCNETADVERTISING.K
14.8.14.7

Sophos
Generic PUA GA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0605
7.2.226

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
32186

File size:
737.7 KB (755,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\antivirus2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/6/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/27/2015 3:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC, O=CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC, L=NEW CASTLE, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
402E903377FE117E487BC9F63BC243C8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/cFa8nXqqtMUn7nLnCIYUtI/3U9sIteYLqjIAXahBNp1mP2L5ELCkwPBxiJNoRMT:/cF3aqtME7FYVis7nJuPLqwZYNEiCq

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8549

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file antivirus2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://antivirus.logiciel-france.com/download/FR/.../antivirus2.exe

http://antivirus.logiciel-france.com/download/.../antivirus2.exe

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