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avast-free-antivirus.exe

Program Setup

SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

The Fried Cookie 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 SetupFlash (Fried Cookie) 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 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.

File name:

Publisher:

SecuredDownload (signed by SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd))

Product:

Program Setup

Version:

1.0.5.a0.1_54528

MD5:

e09c24cd0e74442df6c9df8d249e2bff

SHA-1:

4b9a1b7b2cea3af607b906e8fdbcfd0007738ea3

SHA-256:

abda7dab091b0ecbc017827f5cda0774d57a1c4af2d6918175f2faab0b036bb1

Scanner detections:

1 / 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 is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

11/16/2024 11:53:32 PM UTC (a few moments ago)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)

16.3.30.9

File size:

1004 KB (1,028,112 bytes)

Product version:

1.0.5.a0.1_54528

SecuredDownload

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 2:17:02 PM

Valid to:

6/2/2016 5:31:23 PM

Subject:

CN=SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd), O=SetupFlash (Fried Cookie Ltd), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11210881F590F73BFA97523546F954558131

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:Ni1a3ET3UU00OWKVpODYrJUwaBkRTokZ0F711XCL7nQ0iH0jzvWuIyGmVKs/IQ4L:Ni1GvWQJrJta2xAN002LEu4lm2w5i/3

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

https://tmpfile3565.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/135086/.../avast-free-antivirus.exe

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