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Fofob

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 installer_avast.exe, “Fofob Setup ” by IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc 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:
Tenu   (signed by IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc)

Product:
Fofob

Description:
Fofob Setup

Version:
1.4.3.0

MD5:
74d8ecf3f272526ffb7478491bb35add

SHA-1:
6695472881dcebdaf456490d4ba27141d56cf5a1

SHA-256:
2a4c1e07b1d7082ca2c64f1b5745d2f5d887da532676d657a873d37708d8c233

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 4:35:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.12.1.2

File size:
938.5 KB (961,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IdeaS SaaS SolutionS llc

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/30/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/30/2016 1:59:59 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:
5CAC7F62E125A403F8E31412695419DE

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):
24576:efFL5F0ows7piF18BmJq/gsQCNBOTkoRHzWU:eNL/07s7YFjJGyCuQoRK

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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