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Avast_Setup_2015.exe

Avast

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_2015.exe by Download Assistant has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. During install, it bundles potentially unwanted software on a user's computer at the same time without adequate consent. 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.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Assistant (signed and verified)

Product:

Avast

Version:

3.0.0.87

MD5:

149a719a43189e92a3d7b056091b5bed

SHA-1:

96b3522a930efa5ce74817dc9fdce2e0d1551f65

Scanner detections:

21 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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:

1/12/2025 8:42:25 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

389

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Bundler

2015.06.03

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

2014.9-160112

AVG

Generic

2017.0.2867

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

1.0.20.60

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S

22316

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.012

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.16.01.12.02

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

10.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2016-12-01_3

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

16.1.25

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16117

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2016.01.12.02

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

17.0.0.36

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig

0.30.24.1636

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

11.20160112

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.12.02

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)

16.1.12.2

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-HIE/Heur!1.9C48

23.00.65.16110

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

40552

File size:

844.2 KB (864,424 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.87

Original file name:

Avast_Setup_2015.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\avast_setup_2015.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

2/15/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/16/2016 3:59:59 PM

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:

3784E4CAC60231ED82FD7E8E845E8CE3

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/17/2015 8:51:12 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:Hdn/jvQK6EKOqUoR2pq2yiMuNMLOxdmjri5pUQ:9n/joK61p8VYCdM252Q

Entry address:

0x126A

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, 53, 56, 57, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 08, 90, 47, 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:

7.0523

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

478.5 KB (489,984 bytes)

The file Avast_Setup_2015.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://avast.downloadwiz.com/.../download.php

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