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installer_avast.exe

Program

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, “Program 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. The installer is marketed through download protals and search ads as the free AVAST Antivirus but will also install additional software offers which include adware, PUPs and browser toolbars.
Publisher:
Web   (signed by iDEAS SaaS SOLUTIONS LLC)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

MD5:
1d0d9d97980035ef012d99db9e2f3f93

SHA-1:
937352a566bdb18b26233b48937701fc1f4d5b33

SHA-256:
351fe19d58cee9866ad9adf291f3ceab16e1a3c113c1ff0aedc619e453047eca

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 '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:
11/24/2024 8:26:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.iDEASSaa.Installer (M)
16.7.12.6

File size:
712.6 KB (729,696 bytes)

Product version:
4.7.4

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:
4/3/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 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:
408C73768E8DC612FB577FB6A25E82AE

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:vwuGKUa4rA04HnHHTMsJUhSUJG+xXs9DnAmShLa1TWDlXwXbmj0bSP5+B7UorWLB:vwuNZ4H4nHTMlhvJ1xnBWoUbmCSB+BP+

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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