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install_avast-2.exe

Application installer

ideas saas solutions LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application install_avast-2.exe, “Application installer Setup ” by ideas saas solutions 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 installCore installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free AVAST Antivirus but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by ideas saas solutions LLC)

Product:
Application installer

Description:
Application installer Setup

MD5:
e34f747f066beb298d8fd4634e5f83e1

SHA-1:
6a7ab22747945210c82b7e24d81a9931cd3c8f03

SHA-256:
fa26a0e95fbfd753148301cab833189a0b7c63dbe519e44c2d2257ec5f3c3a19

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.

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:
11/5/2024 5:44:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.9.25.2

File size:
691.1 KB (707,712 bytes)

Product version:
2.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\install_avast-2.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ideas saas solutions LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/11/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=ideas saas solutions LLC, OU=IT, O=ideas saas solutions LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
05DEC57EA7207BF0123E0FF19087E17D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yh6GrJOo1NxP7UyqMvgNHpsklN9T8/cP//RchUu8yXPmHYrk4ZdT1mD:yh6IOo1b4yBwHp9lf4/cP/pkUu8yXP1k

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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