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avast.exe

Prog

IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application avast.exe, “Prog Setup ” by IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc 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. 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.
Publisher:
Application   (signed by IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc)

Product:
Prog

Description:
Prog Setup

Version:
3.6.2.6

MD5:
7bd09866d47a432e2ce647cef6dd887a

SHA-1:
31a75976e91a5a77b2858e1e25e10d47bb940412

SHA-256:
fed2d06604795303dd848aaedc789c0887039fb3274399054fe5a9529f770bf2

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 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:
11/24/2024 11:15:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.IdeaSSaa.Installer (M)
16.5.23.19

File size:
837.5 KB (857,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.1

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\avast.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/30/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/30/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc, OU=IT, O=IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
5CAC7F62E125A403F8E31412695419DE

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:pVv+kyv7GHYbCFEdXF/SKSWjXNjYneGXi14H8NT:ppPYR7BF1ljdjYneGX2p

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

http://cdn.adsearchesdownloadfiles.com/c?x=AFDYe4NVl9M0Z7yRLbn8djtHz1i6Im3PolLzNkVBh6g=&c=FpZbGimm394ezRIt5GLOPpzzaGXYX6k ZqFrB3vrkITI0DyVR2uGVi6H7VZ wDp2EfZM9osqh iXOqTWZsoLVJgjbTCZrUVuduJB1ln6Xv8pJwKnl0Ke1rS4dXWlCU5eyUloEMQW47AID1UGIM6tLQ==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=avast.exe

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