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fsmfinst.exe

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application fsmfinst.exe by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
AVSoftware EOOD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0a54b146f632f599375fdba3aa2d4861

SHA-1:
04520a463f6ad9ed8b37e9da60b0aae4b9eecd41

SHA-256:
b92ebed964e66e5ff2c7ebaf95eec7941f41ea5364b74fa1e8fcdeda95b18985

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:08:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD (M)
16.4.14.6

File size:
151 KB (154,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\safesearch\1_13\p\fsmfinst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/2/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/1/2019 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=IT, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG, SERIALNUMBER=200437750, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=BG

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3758D0D4E1B2569875AAACFB7F4C442A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2015 2:43:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:VrXE+OCTllp6BuBvFRk/fIWy8B+KWILfr8nYO+g4:VrXE+1/p6MbYIcnWmaV4

Entry address:
0x577D

Entry point:
E8, 34, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 3C, 51, 42, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 94, 38, 42, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 3C, 51, 42, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8...
 
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Entropy:
6.5001

Code size:
96.5 KB (98,816 bytes)

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