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Cagan

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, “Cagan 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:
Sabinomabo   (signed by iDEAS SaaS SolutionS llc)

Product:
Cagan

Description:
Cagan Setup

Version:
5.6.1.8

MD5:
047cbd4580862c4b8060cfab2d4ffa00

SHA-1:
47437bdaf791d4124a16343c61302c4f93dca190

SHA-256:
1fb3ccb3bca83e28cd22b7f84f900530098821ff80ff618f3d187b834a2a452f

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 7:26:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.28.13

File size:
1.1 MB (1,196,168 bytes)

Product version:
2.8

Copyright:
Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\avast.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
iDEAS SaaS SolutionS llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/11/2017 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:
79D211F28048FF1D5F9AF47B0585960C

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

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

http://www.sendappschuckle.com/rN3gL4LI5jAQWNdWrvg0THxa c4p7QdqMCqiuNBEqE1xrDS6B52eCExugIhe9YkuXpeZyQdcwEmKax2F7fU 1fL6u6vVkH9hc1NnWg jG_RGn JYCou7OHick8GwKg ga3H8X1L32 055t3LbmJrCXG3Uw5fZBp2nKQzf4V4DgtVLGnFiofU9i N8pbdcfdvHmr wxv17kx VQd9Hm32fIwOEJdNzTPFTZ05c5zGtfCKgyTlsIYN4UI1KlBbj9UQFrTwpQtbG6P_HNK4KBE2xw9SHPLQwz8bvxxC8wxSExeWVqd hfecdvH6FcQzgWlY89wM _IoyiSCdS1NZ5Jb zM NuP0eDACiWanHym__GzbeYvnqQgD_dfP5DA5aRM_K9apQ9us1WwlEpiBDzeD8udAcCWlYgYaigCnfcxqOWoeP6V5F9nmSjTTt 62cayAW6PG9FWj-iwWARmFsbGJhY2sgVVJMAw==

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