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Merelopo

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, “Merelopo Setup ” by CPC Net adVertising 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. 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.
Publisher:
Tatub   (signed by CPC Net adVertising LLC)

Product:
Merelopo

Description:
Merelopo Setup

Version:
2.3.5.2

MD5:
e5e585d137414d00524880ffff131601

SHA-1:
7bf1c01d7d12385b23aa1890a59a1d4c01f53ecc

SHA-256:
78bec6afe9c1313dc7e7e688aac88886d2c1dfc08b33fb7135476f6711a88219

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 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:
11/5/2024 7:33:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.10.1

File size:
945.9 KB (968,592 bytes)

Product version:
1.6

Copyright:
Application Wizard

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:
2/13/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2017 12:59:59 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:
23B0D113EC3AE95B6BF021F5984257B0

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:
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)

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