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AVG_Free_Setup.exe

AVG AntiVirus Free 2015

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 AVG_Free_Setup.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.

File name:

AVG_Free_Setup.exe

Publisher:

DownloadAsst_New (signed by Download Assistant)

Product:

AVG AntiVirus Free 2015

Version:

3.0.0.91

MD5:

2d8cea1cf3290a8c584d6a0a25d419bf

SHA-1:

28db931828b61b6f6672c762587db38886884571

SHA-256:

d490fb712b283f0ca6cb7047f84f496a6393e08b6c839895197a8049b9368360

Scanner detections:

21 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

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:

11/30/2024 8:50:23 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

567

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.DownloadAssistant

2015.06.02

avast!

Win32:Adware-CKC [PUP]

2014.9-150717

AVG

Generic

2016.0.3045

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

1.0.20.990

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.DownloadAssistant.S

22312

Dr.Web

Trojan.Vittalia.30

9.0.1.0198

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

8.15.07.17.08

ESET NOD32

Win32/DownloadAssistant.A potentially unwanted application

9.7.0.302.0

F-Secure

Riskware.Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler

11.2015-17-07_6

G Data

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller

15.7.25

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.204.16103

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.BundleInstaller.A

v2015.07.17.08

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

16.0.0.594

NANO AntiVirus

Trojan.Win32.Vittalia.dqfrig

0.30.24.1636

Norman

Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.AirInstaller.5

11.20150717

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.07.17.08

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.DownloadAssistant.Bundler (M)

15.7.17.20

Rising Antivirus

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

23.00.65.15715

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4782985

40552

File size:

957.7 KB (980,664 bytes)

Product version:

3.0.0.91

Original file name:

AVG_Free_Setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\avg_free_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Assistant

Authority:

Symantec Corporation

Valid from:

2/15/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:

2/16/2016 6:59:59 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:

4/10/2015 3:19:01 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

24576:vC049iZzkXeWGfAM9HIK62blKC8hx3GdaU8KlbJO1jX:ahUSXeWyA3Kzb0tLGR8jjX

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:

7.0434

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

574.5 KB (588,288 bytes)

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

http://antivirus.everydownload.net/avg-free/.../

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