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absetup.exe

Avant Browser

Avant Force

The executable absetup.exe, “Avant Browser 2016 build 2” has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl3.avantbrowser.com.
Publisher:
Avant Force

Product:
Avant Browser

Description:
Avant Browser 2016 build 2

Version:
12.5.0.0

MD5:
c436435e3d767faee3d77483f41df1bf

SHA-1:
90a67e3e88b19313d094475b37e39edd9218aff5

SHA-256:
752c6d73fd91112f83140e86e308e710e1b2f80b63430de3b40ea59aa9e94f09

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:41:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
160326-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4530

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.E.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.96

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.217.300.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
29.03.2016 06:29:16

File size:
4.4 MB (4,579,032 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright (c) Avant Force

Trademarks:
Avant Browser is a trademark of Avant Force

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:46 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:Hy8X7X++D87Puw7YPztxs/tkfRJYMhpjDrEu+FZzM:Hy8LXVD87mg4tQ6Jbh10bA

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
60, 32, D6, 0F, AC, D5, E3, 88, F6, 0F, BC, C2, 89, D9, 0F, BD, C3, 89, E9, FF, C3, 24, D1, F7, D2, 69, C2, C4, 7C, F2, 26, 86, F6, E8, 4E, 00, 00, 00, 0F, BA, FB, 46, 3D, C9, 10, 00, 00, 78, 02, 0A, E3, 86, CB, B9, A7, 49, 2C, 6E, F6, D9, 84, FD, 6A, 00, 5D, 0F, A5, C6, 0F, BA, E6, 15, 81, F5, 5C, 7C, 00, 00, 69, D7, 2B, DC, D7, 1D, 21, DB, 8D, 05, CB, 28, 17, 94, 81, C5, 21, 09, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 55, F7, DA, 5F, 69, CB, B3, 44, DB, C3, 81, F7, B9, 04, 00, 00, 0F, AD, F0, 0F, A4, C2, B4, F7, C5, 09, 14, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
7.9952  (probably packed)

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://dl3.avantbrowser.com/absetup.exe

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