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avast_setup.exe

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The application avast_setup.exe by Software Assistant 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 file has been seen being downloaded from secure.download1212.com.
Publisher:
Software Assistant  (signed and verified)

Product:
Avast Antivirus Free

Version:
3.0.0.154

MD5:
99418f5b092f6e3cc51c94faeb70f2eb

SHA-1:
6b1a237a4b39b1cba72da551665357c5624429d0

SHA-256:
ba946a1cb6686e131eba685969d35f68a91266a23aa7a55216680585670048e5

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 12:50:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Software.Installer (M)
16.5.3.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,143,840 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.154

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\avast_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Assistant

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/21/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/22/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Assistant, O=Software Assistant, L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6D2793404CAC5DD87A134CEBB2D8D3EC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 2:21:56 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:7xGnPfee4r2vuHV5cXEC8g/cngws3rd6u3OWliNEJakH:0uh24Pc0yLfbdUpNEJakH

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9706

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

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

http://secure.download1212.com/v2/click/fosyeuol/?d=http://antivirus2016.co.uk/.../Avast2016.exe&n=Avast Antivirus Free&key=7d82d8c80e5df3f019de7afa740a6de6bb9821a28a4e7d481acaa8d0aa3894ce&affiliate_image=http://antivirus2016.co.uk/.../Avast_logo_noWordsSm.png&product_image=http://antivirus2016.co.uk/.../Avast_logo.png&filename=Avast_Setup&sid=avast,uk,avast free download,FFIE

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