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avast.exe

Program software

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, “Program software 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. 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:
Prog Installer   (signed by Cpc Net Advertising LLC)

Product:
Program software

Description:
Program software Setup

MD5:
fe988bc15acc6dbc081af309dd1ca46a

SHA-1:
c7be66193ddf20cd84b706e6e33caf779b2cf329

SHA-256:
0ce7ea32db0dc8c602f328fe713ad79fe5ab04bc11046f379ba92d23c78cb753

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:
11/24/2024 3:08:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.CpcNetAdvertising.Installer (M)
16.1.9.3

File size:
933.1 KB (955,456 bytes)

Product version:
1.2

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:
Cpc Net Advertising LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/1/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/1/2016 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:
2BC1DD7AA35DE89A0D5276ECD7AE32AF

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):
24576:0ptqS92Jok0GGDVQphycNIhpg8WNdzo96n7pNnX:0PSakaVQpMcNMyfG67HnX

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 6 URLs.

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=Z5xzpFG0mxInLP9SvN0NItTdYp5XuVC6pmBQShnQ3xI=&c=VaW7Zy/NGDI5AaA1vZwppqslqw0SGMts6C3CrCKVsiO08qeMImGqTLTKvJETyBU/.../acCW67k0XBKqSexNVKyqW6b9CKHRSDaRFkdSPMfWpVqjSk0hZLCzDRsWA==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=avast.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=819MGYAs8pbrXNL3yHH/yNfuX2 /.../B0njb4GIehc2qxeIfceykHeEfnt8lzA2 wm3Y Qiop8rk8n7zsvdEQobY1WLmPEIjwTWTuNXQiYPe1iVFdbOhgtJQ 9BqhfQ0rAgpajkyQclXAs Q==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=avast.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/.../LQrVcUPego2dORNGNiHRVAJEb0U7cyBNVqsCtMbUAv7lw==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=avast.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=6vfPugLZ3P8CMXVTZ8JLknYPBw5TnwovJZxH Y3 AvI=&c=5SbYYA3bWG7UVLU8SM/1NjYBmp9iw bzSpWezJRsZZPcEobotdJB3IH2e8znmsB0WZMB1hI45BrTwa/JErm39YV3Z8qC32HBt7DR0/.../feXjuRLdV5EHF4DDfQOrPQAmlyRIVWm5CJ2vQ==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=avast.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/c?x=LSrbY9IxAl/dacrnYS2ErXmiV2WLqkDA0nS2zfS Ay0=&c=DJk3NRei2/NZ/Ni0LeoWlFzOWW27hONS7woGfsPKIFAajZQex9zLCHi62ZSxSUH2vC8kvJIkniTlAF/wCwqZOjx2Pu9eLMyjzRY9ZtQuoBRd8F1mAQPFlizTouTDDC6dO8kGswBxstph/.../DTClNg==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=avast.exe

http://www.straightarchiveslist.com/.../Lgs0BEzuhdJID8Jp7VmmDH1ix5Yn2elNzj39DQhwQ37nZXNZTIoERKw4mlZSXIjP9YieOJEl5LSXjpofJijtzIBFx7s774PhtMdrhHurONrMuOKZg40DEDPr6XA==&fallback_url=Fallback URL&downloadAs=avast.exe

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