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avast_setup.exe

Installer Soft

SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

The Fried Cookie installer utilizes the InstallCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application avast_setup.exe, “Installer Soft Setup ” by SuperSetup (Fried Cookie) 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. 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:
Application Internet   (signed by SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.))

Product:
Installer Soft

Description:
Installer Soft Setup

Version:
3.8.3.4

MD5:
f552c1caa2ab166d8c57ea5827283bd4

SHA-1:
9babf6bda9955378ed11bcb2df892fde1100dcf6

SHA-256:
b92dbc62b0c4a70ac5ea4db8662a88d7b12cea766a2f76e4e760b6347072ef75

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 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:
11/30/2024 3:47:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.FC.Installer (M)
16.4.24.14

File size:
703.6 KB (720,472 bytes)

Product version:
2.6.3

Copyright:
Program

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/24/2015 7:49:59 AM

Valid to:
2/25/2016 7:49:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.), O=SuperSetup (Fried Cookie Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
112151333A79B18A71B659CF234378E6341E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:qW/GG8/wLu0ioGSUcspUttQiijd7RWRkRYosv4hiHgvxpS6NqJFzLIXy5aOtK2C:qW/c/wLuOGSUtp2tZ0d7RWRaYoxxxk6d

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_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.freewarestockyard.com/c?x=qq5I7tGq5tggYhWQQJvb3A9wTPBJU9b EmQpfh4 5XU=&c=w9MdaREXS3OK99uZ9yRczZHvQzw/.../test.exe

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