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Ropob

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, “Ropob Setup ” by iDEAS SaaS Solutions 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. 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:
Kesererara   (signed by iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC)

Product:
Ropob

Description:
Ropob Setup

MD5:
7a068642be50a4b8562d94deb6976f46

SHA-1:
d11632ab63db48cd57137e93cade92dad13b94f5

SHA-256:
b883ada0c78c40d47374127438cd4fdfce3177ea0059c9c1b87e85c999f15bf5

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 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:
11/28/2024 1:34:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.11.27.9

File size:
951.1 KB (973,920 bytes)

Product version:
1.8

Copyright:
Software File

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:
iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/15/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/15/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=iDEAS SaaS Solutions LLC, 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:
1C30B21B8E134FEE84D12A80CD6F33E4

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:VMilw/HwECPUCDQCTwVISBLFHFvnaSxE:VRYwFPUCDRwVxPvna

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.headtagconecpt.com/WVl6OTRQVEpoTUhaTGVuUWxNa1kyYzI1ek4wSlBURWhRU0NVeVJqVnhiRFJRY2xoelRuWndlREZ2YmxObFNDVXlRbnBGVGpnbE0wUW1ZejFNVXpkdWRrNDFOV2x6VW1wSFEwTldNR1pwT0NVeVFrcFZiM0Y2VkdodlNsbDRZazVyZVRaMVdVOVJSMGh1TXpoUFpUSjNVV1JQVHpoTU1WaDVNSEpVV0ROeVJuSlVhbWN3YVRkcFkwMWhNV2RHVjBoeGFraHpjM014Tkdsak0yMVVWVUpuWjFsNmNYZ3hSRXhKV1ZsT1VVcFZXbWRJT0dOdWJucEVXazVHY0RCMEptWmhiR3hpWVdOclgzVnliRDFHWVd4c1ltRmpheXRWVWt3bVpHOTNibXh2WVdSQmN6MWhkbUZ6ZEM1bGVHVT0=

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