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 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 antivirus.logiciel-france.com.
Publisher:
CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
391f949fa859891b97ff299b4b82e63d

SHA-1:
8725e9ab871b160e0ae51c31091367149099334b

SHA-256:
2bf8afc0f9e6a4a81078761727a67ff261d6584dacc4585cfc2fb81567c8e9c5

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:
11/5/2024 9:41:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.10.14.22

File size:
657 KB (672,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/6/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
116842A027CF682D062C59B8461A9A40

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:ojQFa0GnXE47o3Y7UF06/EqYxRtuBoO7A9OFUeSefMM/WMoxqFc7/b:ojQFh00sel/tYxvzq0eD+oF0D

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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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 URL.

http://antivirus.logiciel-france.com/fr2exe2.asp

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