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avast-free-antivirus-beta-2015-2-32-bits.exe

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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-beta-2015-2-32-bits.exe by Binstall has been detected as adware by 9 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 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:
Binstall  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5547da76be973312075d0097d71dfa37

SHA-1:
daf516f4d0d1536f21b6e3a27ca03eebe37b97a2

SHA-256:
832df7044a4ce9ec8161b4f159733eb95d739378162638b6fbd3bba79415d6d0

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/25/2024 3:27:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3331

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14104

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.NZ (variant)
8.10508

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13550

McAfee
Artemis!5547DA76BE97
5600.6987

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Binstall.i
14.10.4.16

Sophos
Install Core Click run software
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
33634

File size:
669 KB (685,032 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast-free-antivirus-beta-2015-2-32-bits.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Binstall

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/1/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/2/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Binstall, O=Binstall, STREET=28A Lillienblam St., L=Tel-Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=651307, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
4B4230E5D4B938682211D3827938DB9C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:rIFaaMaYPD7V7gz7hjkv1yCvW4TaAG+vzQKw5teMO9G3NYLhwarcsDO0:rIFfMZDizV4v17O4ud+EzYMO9G3NClr5

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 avast-free-antivirus-beta-2015-2-32-bits.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.baixakidownloadfiles2.com/nocache/programas/urls/iron/.../avast-free-antivirus-beta-2015-14-81-4102012.exe

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