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avast.exe

Fepa

CPC Net adVertising 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, “Fepa Setup ” by CPC Net adVertising llc has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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:
CPC Net adVertising llc  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fepa

Description:
Fepa Setup

MD5:
465500b9edef87cc2fb1cd336fd252eb

SHA-1:
69a858ee79ca627c7406a423697e04209deb7f3e

SHA-256:
3a7fbff6813643f30cd880e6e26ea2ecc4426ae01a5af1aec6a8c8879536c0d1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
12/27/2024 3:34:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.8.8.19

File size:
961.3 KB (984,416 bytes)

Product version:
4.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC Net adVertising llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/14/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/15/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC Net adVertising llc, OU=IT, O=CPC Net adVertising llc, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
3A1AFB5694D65DFB7794393E557E5340

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:u+ihrttJ03KNnUMnbYr3/Exhi1FMBTlP0QjcpMXVJoE:u/hR8MnUrPETi1FGpfh

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://www.tourapplicationslaboratory.com/WVl6OTRQV2xsVGxkamVITk1VREJqVm1sUFJIVlJjVzkzT0c5eFlXZHdRV1kwYmxrbE1rSlhiakJhUjJVMWQydDNNQ1V6UkNaalBUbEtRM0pXVFdWcVNYZHNSM2xZVm1oUk9HSXhSU1V5Um5sM0pUSkdWM0ZyYmxabVZURlNkVkl5UTFCRmNIaHpVbWRRVXpsbU1tMDVTMkZxVm1sbVN6ZHhUVFpzUTJ0YVZuaEZhRTlsTVRoU05VZFRNM3BETjBNNVRuRnJTVzVyYUdGMFNrbG5ZazVhTUZwcWJWZDRlRVFsTWtZek1rNVJaWEF5VmpGT1dTVXlRbWwwUkhkcGFYWW1abUZzYkdKaFkydGZkWEpzUFVaaGJHeGlZV05ySzFWU1RDWmtiM2R1Ykc5aFpFRnpQV0YyWVhOMExtVjRaUT09

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