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setup_avsoft_3.exe

0.9.2.0

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 setup_avsoft_3.exe, “SafeSearch Setup ” by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from update.safesearch.net.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd.   (signed by AVSoftware EOOD)

Product:
0.9.2.0

Description:
SafeSearch Setup

Version:
0.9.2.0

MD5:
6c35a4bca71f43a1950266c546f65d48

SHA-1:
9adacb933b7516a96447a5bae4a341ce0f313882

SHA-256:
7dde7f4df780873abb5714249ddaef43eee676bd0aabebf91f338d2f2d554ba6

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 4:43:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Threat.Undefined
9.0.1.05190

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.AVSoftwareEOOD.O
15.1.5.7

File size:
2.8 MB (2,948,840 bytes)

Product version:
0.9.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2011-2015, AVSoftware Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\qjk1i67r\setup_avsoft_3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/5/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG

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:
0EB840FECC84AE6DCA7A92109E2314ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 9:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:c+gAnJOCYmWhlpYZkTUSzsKzyaa8U2CDqAyAxTBmaY9mAgZPJRw5l7ase2:1FnEBphbfTUSAKfa8dwaMBmPGZPnuusB

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9837

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file setup_avsoft_3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://update.safesearch.net/setup_avsoft_3.exe

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