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avast_setup.exe

Avast Antivirus Free

Download Assistant

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager 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 Download Assistant 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 AirInstaller Download Manager 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:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Avast Antivirus Free

Version:

3.0.0.156

MD5:

38084a9f052acbe77fc8d00323c4de90

SHA-1:

b1db36f4b31357aefcb66572bf2c3dbba9dc8963

SHA-256:

35df50904845c84c56946331f823dc90b30b14cbde38518c8d6aaa8d749f9cf0

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

11/27/2024 1:22:52 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.Download.Bundler (M)

16.7.1.8

File size:

1.1 MB (1,136,592 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.156

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

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:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

5/3/2016 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/2/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Download Assistant, O=Download Assistant, L=Victoria, 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:

088066A3A015128F544F3E16DC53BCE8

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:mxGnhNtwqC1GYVBSVlmE5thnPWdihfr0CPjgYEJaki:rXABSVlrlOdihznpEJaki

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:

6.9605

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.safedownloadables11.online/v2/click/91a98288/?affiliate_image=http://antivirus2016.co.uk/.../Avast_logo_noWordsSm.png&d=http://antivirus2016.co.uk/.../Avast2016.exe&filename=Avast_Setup&key=7d82d8c80e5df3f019de7afa740a6de6bb9821a28a4e7d481acaa8d0aa3894ce&n=Avast Antivirus Free&product_image=http://antivirus2016.co.uk/.../Avast_logo.png&sid=avast,uk,avast free download,ch&uao=TW96aWxsYS81LjAgKFdpbmRvd3MgTlQgNi4xOyBXT1c2NCkgQXBwbGVXZWJLaXQvNTM3LjM2IChLSFRNTCwgbGlrZSBHZWNrbykgQ2hyb21lLzUwLjAuMjY2MS4xMDIgU2FmYXJpLzUzNy4zNg__&scid=56ea797e-2447-11e6-95e5-0401abffae01

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