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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 23 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:

3.0.0.99

MD5:

cb1a363e85e1070ef144df2bfa8fd817

SHA-1:

ef1d91be83407bc9a37600b2d5ba97a7a17a812f

SHA-256:

5967bb26ee3addd6884f4ebe5ec9e3afcec4a8575c038583d9833fbb21c54685

Scanner detections:

23 / 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:

12/25/2024 1:02:43 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

5632592

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.Bundler

2015.06.03

Avira AntiVirus

TR/Crypt.XPACK.Gen

7.11.30.172

Arcabit

Trojan.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

1.0.0.425

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

150525-2

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3090

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

1.0.20.765

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S

22316

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

5.14.151

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16117

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2015.06.02.09

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

16.0.0.459

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig

0.30.24.1636

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

03.12.2014 13:20:04

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.06.02.09

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.Bundler

15.6.2.21

Rising Antivirus

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

23.00.65.15531

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

40552

File size:

960.2 KB (983,208 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.99

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:\users\{user}\downloads\avast_setup_2015.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

2/15/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/16/2016 5:59:59 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:

5/13/2015 2:27:03 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:QFSESl9iAMqTI7M2zazC6+as+ezUTgBGh93VIt:PVldb0Ja1eR0VIt

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... 
[+]

Entropy:

7.0538

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to useast.gtdlrfwd.com (104.131.2.201:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to chicago-4.cdn77.com (92.242.140.21:80)

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