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avast_free_antivirus_setup-2.exe

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_free_antivirus_setup-2.exe 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:
CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0ea75b11b807a62e9b62f6184483aed1

SHA-1:
ed6451be72b143aeefa9da89974652b385d61a30

SHA-256:
77b10dc8716ae0e4d902c11c7f40f59efd31b2c6e6ac09b18441a021bb8f97b5

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:35:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.1.30.3

File size:
87.1 MB (91,370,144 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast_free_antivirus_setup-2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/7/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/28/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC, O=CPC NET ADVERTISING LLC, L=NEW CASTLE, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
402E903377FE117E487BC9F63BC243C8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x5D300

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 90, 45, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 80, FA, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
20 KB (20,480 bytes)

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