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avg_setup.exe

Fileangels

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application avg_setup.exe, “Premium Installer ” by Fileangels 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from officialsoftware.net.
Publisher:
Premium Installer   (signed by Fileangels)

Product:
Premium Installer

Description:
Premium Installer

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
ab0d42bd3f5051d2dd3261da1c69d34e

SHA-1:
fd5eb56ec6840a2f37dbe8857a19388c83353f37

SHA-256:
078897ff608916a7f98b3d4bfe2c495fa2f17055786434a1d001d74ddc91a522

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
11/23/2024 10:42:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge.Fileange.Bundler (M)
16.7.9.14

File size:
80.9 KB (82,800 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Premium Installer

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avg_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Fileangels

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/14/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/15/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Fileangels, O=Fileangels, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
1D54F646CB5A85211464AF0FDAB3D591

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/6/2014 5:00:23 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:qzntYTFryHc/ckzpJABW7s8nVd9J2wOe8W3eUZjwyDOJJuZo8z:etYpryHA73VrOP6P99z

Entry address:
0x65E1

Entry point:
E8, 42, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, C8, B7, 40, 00, E8, B9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, 8B, 35, A4, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 89, 45, E4, 83, F8, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, A0, 81, 40, 00, 59, EB, 67, 6A, 08, E8, A9, 05, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 89, 45, E4, FF, 35, 28, E4, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 59, 89, 45, E0, 8D, 45, E0, 50, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 35, 8C, 81, 40, 00, FF, D6, 59, 50, E8, 6C, 05, 00, 00, 89, 45, DC, FF, 75, E4, FF, D6, A3...
 
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Entropy:
5.7938

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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

http://officialsoftware.net/.../AVG_Secure_Download.php?subid=50-bdl-vg-gb

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