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avant-browser.exe

Cash Buyer Media

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application avant-browser.exe by Cash Buyer Media has been detected as adware 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 Vittalia DM installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.downloadnet1195.com.
Publisher:
Safeguarded Swift System Installer  (signed by Cash Buyer Media)

Product:
Safeguarded Swift System Installer

Version:
60.6.6.1765

MD5:
ddaf8429c5e484e97703c911fdc3810d

SHA-1:
9aa8e550331b7ccd860aa1fe5dfd11dba106460d

SHA-256:
67e24f049d70a1ee28983a81721b3a35da6325edef42156ecf8e8f726d438578

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

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:
11/16/2024 1:54:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.CashBuyerMedia.Bundler (M)
15.9.25.15

File size:
758.4 KB (776,632 bytes)

Product version:
60.6.6.1765

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Vittalia DM

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avant-browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cash Buyer Media

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/5/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Cash Buyer Media, O=Cash Buyer Media, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
16225050F02F98DCFD5828F7D2C7CD45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/22/2014 11:06:05 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GgKHHbNY/9N19ANEXxNqi+TL027FFJt89zxw8HfjLt6ZIsiqHiNa/YW79IJ:9iNY/9N1xqiYLr4C0wZ5iqHAa/Y89IJ

Entry address:
0x1EFB00

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 60, 53, 00, 8D, BE, 00, B0, EC, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
744 KB (761,856 bytes)

The file avant-browser.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://files4.downloadnet1195.com/download/.../dl?bc=1192719&pid=advertisode&brand=advertisode.com&aid=modal_br_74542_downloadsf.com_190889738_2422769945_7613734176&s=test_source&c=br&country=BR&cb=-1400363378&filename=avant-browser.exe&productKey=nnaojecs5jodtfvptbapfrsadsxac3x5&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=IE&browserVersion=11&zTmp=1&executable=1188405

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