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avast_setup.exe

AVG Antivirus

Install Helper

This is the Vittalia Filewon Installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application avast_setup.exe by Install Helper 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 Vittalia DM 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.

File name:

avast_setup.exe

Publisher:

Install Helper (signed and verified)

Product:

AVG Antivirus

Version:

3.0.0.105

MD5:

d9ccd95eea100a4f65fa7836fc8ab474

SHA-1:

898f6748381518922fca881fdd682aa2b5323155

SHA-256:

a12c7210b5776cb4ba94081f881e3a1780e7d6df87de6e2e7c0991cb02e08476

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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:

12/27/2024 3:13:41 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Vittalia.InstallH.Installer (M)

16.6.13.0

File size:

961.1 KB (984,184 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.105

Original file name:

avast_setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Vittalia DM

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\avast_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Install Helper

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

5/19/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

5/19/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Install Helper, O=Install Helper, L=Vancouver, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

0575634D1B3373331074EB7C4751AB12

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/13/2015 8:20:36 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:geDJbvs384ekM+meBZtZZgh/aDM1t87N2dz7c+L:rbvss4ezGQ/X42dPc+L

Entry address:

0x126A

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 10, 49, 00, 8B, F8, 33, D2, 8B, CF, 8B, 5F, 3C, 03, DF, 2B, 05, 1C, 10, 40, 00, 89, 45, F4, 1B, D2, F7, D8, 89, 55, F8, 0F, B7, 73, 14, 83, D2, 00, F7, DA, 89, 75, F0, 52, 8B, 93, A0, 00, 00, 00, 50, 8B, 44, 1E, 24, 03, 05, 28, 10, 40, 00, 50, FF, B3, A4, 00, 00, 00, E8, 88, FD, FF, FF, 8B, 54, 1E, 28, 83, C4, 10, A1, 28, 10, 40, 00, 2B, D0, 83, FA, 01, 76, 0D, 8B, 4C, 1E, 24, 03, C8, 03, CF, E8, F2, FE, FF, FF, A1, 20, 10, 40, 00, 83, C6, 40, 03, F3... 
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Entropy:

7.0507

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

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

http://download.speedydownloaders.com/v2/click/r8zihncw/?d=http://downloadsly.com/download/avast.exe&key=f9e0cff8560b6db34bcf04b89d6fe659d4d8f17e6a32600b3efaea78ba44cff4&sid=avastdom-dldsly-202548-8759905820-405&uid=&affiliate_image=http://downloadsly.com/.../avast-logo.png&product_image=http://downloadsly.com/.../avast-img.png&n=AVG Antivirus&filename=avast_setup

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