avgantivirusfree-setup.exe

Download Admin

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application avgantivirusfree-setup.exe by Download Admin has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.programwardrobe.com.
Publisher:
Download Admin  (signed and verified)

MD5:
30c73e6c025d7e5a8acb80c03368b373

SHA-1:
8cc78823db2bf1f1a497642ec5299230f6be17f3

SHA-256:
743bf00b1951a3279a1add0ddf024dbe12ab3c31cc756f9f4c30d281912a1d7b

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
12/26/2024 4:33:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.DownloadAdmin.1
9.0.1.014

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin
8.9117

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.FullSpectrumAdmin
v2014.01.14.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadAdmin.W
14.8.7.20

Sophos
Download Admin
4.95

VIPRE Antivirus
DownloadAdmin
23896

File size:
575.7 KB (589,488 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall (using Nullsoft Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/30/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Download Admin, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Admin, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2EEB247A8F9D63D74CE7EF9551E3D401

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/23/2012 2:07:51 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6YQxt2ctKQEGvjITZD+jcEckHnyudpc5y/zDnYDBrfw8AF:6lxIQEMIT5dAzc5y/zUDBre

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9664

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file avgantivirusfree-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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