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AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

Bechiro S.L.

This is the Solimba installer program that will bundle additional offers mostly including adware and various unwanted PC utilities. The application avg anti-virus free edition.exe, “AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition AppInstaller” by Bechiro S.L 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 Solimba DownloadMR installer. The installer uses the Solimba download manager to push adware offers during the download and setup process. Bundled adware includes search and shopping web browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Bechiro S.L.  (signed and verified)

Product:
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition

Description:
AVG Anti-Virus Free Edition AppInstaller

Version:
3.0.17.6

MD5:
b26ff6d7434c2f07d9939a133243a51e

SHA-1:
5ec01ecf9ae8026006d2e4adc49ce7c6a7d0850d

SHA-256:
d29fa1d272da5bd363e7a919a57a2ffed6963468427f0ab1a1dd9897eb0a670a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the Solimba installer to bundle adware offers.

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:
11/23/2024 5:02:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Solimba.Bechiro.Bundler (M)
16.5.13.7

File size:
281.9 KB (288,672 bytes)

Copyright:
AppInstaller 2013 (132230434)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Solimba DownloadMR

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avg anti-virus free edition.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bechiro S.L.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/13/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/14/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Bechiro S.L., OU=Devel, O=Bechiro S.L., L=Barcelona, S=Barcelona, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
738DCAC697C06E1B89D106073773010D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 4:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:JsaocyLC9vri1TGVru305ZVMFq2uH3aVpnTePxmLXKPd:Jtob+v9ruSxHqzTe5mLXK

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file avg anti-virus free edition.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://nl.download366.com/avg-anti-virus-free-edition/download/.../670

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cdn.solimba.com  (95.211.6.35:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to api.downloadmr.com  (95.211.39.161:80)

 
http://api.downloadmr.com/installer/483428517/launch

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