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antivirus.exe

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CPC Net Advertising LLC

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application antivirus.exe, “Internet Setup ” by CPC Net Advertising has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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.
Publisher:
Program Internet application   (signed by CPC Net Advertising LLC)

Product:
Internet

Description:
Internet Setup

Version:
4.3.4.8

MD5:
d3184957a33e672cc85f8b000fc3d312

SHA-1:
9dd22afc900e168af93a9883366947557e23a697

SHA-256:
3f4ecdf8a7fb40c430fc2cf2cfe08398ad861925ca1c10f416df5047286a6516

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/2/2024 8:24:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.7.23.3

File size:
690.8 KB (707,376 bytes)

Product version:
5.8

Copyright:
Internet Software App

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CPC Net Advertising LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/18/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/18/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=CPC Net Advertising LLC, OU=IT, O=CPC Net Advertising LLC, L=WILMINGTON, S=DELAWARE, C=US

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

Serial number:
39C465900E327E4A59E1DBB63C723CEF

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:Ne/GbVrCTRiDijlm7+5bzvtW2OilJ2/xp+OpiJ2XB54qQINl4FVbc2G9LGxhxYzX:Ne/edris7+dhWI2/OO8JqdNKI2GBYPA

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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