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avast-free-antivirus.exe

Fidel

Quality Connector (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, “Fidel Setup ” by Quality Connector (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. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free AVAST Antivirus but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

Fom (signed by Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:

Fidel

Description:

Fidel Setup

Version:

3.5.5.7

MD5:

8ba3c4a871d724e153314d3c7196a8f5

SHA-1:

bcfe9f9b455f4507e7c1a6de2af81a955fd328b5

SHA-256:

2b67d9a623969621ff35f35c12100bc57bfb00435864cab4ef8229ce824b8ef3

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 also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

11/6/2024 12:34:10 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.Installer.Installer (M)

16.2.21.11

File size:

1 MB (1,079,696 bytes)

Product version:

4.0.6

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

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

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

12/17/2015 11:27:52 AM

Valid to:

6/24/2016 4:55:45 PM

Subject:

CN=Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=Quality Connector (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

11214B6ECCA6831B1EFBB5A21FAA03C0835A

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:tm1psMxzdLkmgJ/+XlZZfqsq9GolGzy7J2jGZ1QURsT8BGIOVR/K17ZvphSWUDVs:tm1yQFnU+1Pqr9Gv+AU1tswUjHyH/XIq

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, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, 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://tmpfile1752.s3.amazonaws.com/download77/ic_trackings/452/.../avast-free-antivirus.exe

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