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avast! free antivirus 2015 10.exe

Software Installer Program

Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application avast! free antivirus 2015 10.exe, “Software Installer Program Setup ” by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o 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 installCore installer. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free AVAST Antivirus but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Installer Generic   (signed by Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.)

Product:
Software Installer Program

Description:
Software Installer Program Setup

Version:
3.8.4.2

MD5:
c1289505d1fa3be10f2e81c59b2decc2

SHA-1:
6de96c8765213ff0dfa0560d4cb1aad80e968d76

SHA-256:
c16888aa74283a31490ad666b91aab0fdf78d5c34c48b0eb79ece0a4c9640283

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 1:41:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.RingierA.Installer (M)
16.4.3.0

File size:
795.5 KB (814,552 bytes)

Product version:
3.5.2

Copyright:
Application

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast! free antivirus 2015 10.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o.

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/2/2014 3:08:00 PM

Valid to:
12/3/2015 3:08:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., O=Ringier Axel Springer Polska Sp z o.o., L=Warszawa, C=PL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112158083A5E821B7A3E9A1253B62099C808

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:lacGnr7aj4hBycP8dQmGJK1dTuAWq5veQgpJrV7QG6+xfwT2+pHTEO:lacq2chBJPO310U9e36+B8NT9

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file avast! free antivirus 2015 10.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.whitestorageocean.com/c?x=w6PH5waLwPDvwa0tDAF2kcJt9V0SnEzC0MJEg/T8bY0=&c=8vc6oWRQQpcor8o0usbEbmaYKYe8pMt5M/WA1 uRE1exyB2GihTRYMm ozNgluqBFlauO2MPEyL36sRcUDIhODcodHPxI5JfpvVNNqLzxUgUV/eSoYVmdPThYshfNCxN&fallback_url=http://files.avast.com/.../avast_free_antivirus_setup_online.exe

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