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avast-free-antivirus.exe

Program Setup

Advertiso GmbH

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.exe by Advertiso GmbH 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.

File name:

Publisher:

SecuredDownload (signed by Advertiso GmbH)

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_55218

MD5:

fa2802d9c1840b6e5ac3567ce22a59ff

SHA-1:

1d33d76eeb4f454f1a3aa9572fe8d9924959caed

SHA-256:

45a8f887c004acc6ea6843e5b31c97e021b5005ebe3cc612bbaf693282c9d555

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:

11/24/2024 10:06:27 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.Advertis.Installer (M)

16.7.3.0

File size:

946.5 KB (969,176 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_55218

SecuredDownload

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Swedish (Sweden)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast-free-antivirus.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Advertiso GmbH

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

1/29/2016 10:18:13 AM

Valid to:

2/28/2017 10:18:13 AM

Subject:

CN=Advertiso GmbH, O=Advertiso GmbH, L=Hamburg, S=Hamburg, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

1121DC03319C2856FEEAC8C45933D49AAE7A

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):

24576:1kEDeif0fZIXCzTrqKxwrgCBNlMzSzdqI36gRT3hueyXe11F:1HCi66XCzTrqbMC3jdqI3rhunXe1X

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.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://tmpfile4183.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/47624/.../avast-free-antivirus.exe

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