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Fotam

AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

The application avast_setup.exe, “Fotam Setup ” by AgileMax (Alpha Criteria) 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. 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:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fotam

Description:
Fotam Setup

MD5:
9e7ce3b8dd8982eb1a4e051e108e6ccb

SHA-1:
5c9e5d2fa4d1f23534eb4779cc53dfd80175a589

SHA-256:
dd4e574956fd1c885c2c5e0ee2e01f41d9eeba69b9cdab5de74cc9908b9759dd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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 9:11:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.AC.Installer (M)
16.3.23.22

File size:
969.7 KB (993,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.4

Copyright:
Software program

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_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/16/2015 12:20:27 PM

Valid to:
9/2/2016 11:46:46 AM

Subject:
CN=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), O=AgileMax (Alpha Criteria Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121FDBE79F75900E75EC6DA424D0A814FB0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Zphv87hF5JwT9OauaRgBpco+VIdEqErZdXlaPe9B8jUkY:ZP4le9ZUyodUlzB8jUkY

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9119

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file avast_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.presentstocktour.com/c?x=oa5tSoTW ZVVUf83XW5DIs/dkX1gn/N1JQ4b vCMAKI=&c=cCjXvt9T5BVtq8MciqhHoDb/BjMndmXJAyBrIyyLn9NPLjuxsJm/.../bD9JAzjxuFUGI3y4aZ6zJrqiQ25pk5PAgqwgbzQ0ncieIRfKN73f7vzI48mtjsr1dt1ZxhsZK&downloadAs=Avast_Setup.exe

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