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avant-browser.exe

Internet Application Installer

CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

The application avant-browser.exe, “Internet Application Installer Setup ” by CrossBeam (New Media Holdings) 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 file has been seen being downloaded from www.appscleanapplication.com.
Publisher:
Software   (signed by CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.))

Product:
Internet Application Installer

Description:
Internet Application Installer Setup

Version:
4.0.5.1

MD5:
ce43c31c8700968ae2028168f3764b37

SHA-1:
ae75a330b65ca0a0d716c93b383802afd7ac7ba7

SHA-256:
1353f4137e98ab611100e3022152343becaacef5f974f6cfe32a5c0710de7b47

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:
5/12/2024 4:08:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.NewMedia.NMH.Bundler (M)
16.4.30.23

File size:
885.6 KB (906,880 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avant-browser.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.)

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/22/2015 9:08:00 PM

Valid to:
4/22/2016 9:08:00 PM

Subject:
CN=CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.), O=CrossBeam (New Media Holdings Ltd.), L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11215DCA5769E6C445E0FF9ADF5CD149DC4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OrvGE7vsl0VMl7lCM7F1IVhP45x2hIig4TRMXk7XlygyAfst4ujB05J:OrvR7E0Gl7lCM7ID/IMM2Xgjgw4uSJ

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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Entropy:
7.9263

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file avant-browser.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.appscleanapplication.com/c?x=w8RYYmDs453xKEfbKwpBF8h2O9XW3P8GWl076tF0H50=&c=iMxoJYuY8r5/nAi4VqFWpoz8gZsU7rs4ZYvx0PH3bb2AxIgOY99O6IsbTRniZ5Q6y8WXUN3ca4TmHRM0gx2Le/yBNOJwmsaykwK0Fmcoq9seCUgvp7vS7e2TFPEc1AgDC4yDLHUYOt0hK0apFHEaw 4bB71kw40AOyYKlvDIUXs=&downloadAs=avant-browser.exe&fallback_url=http://downloadpt.com/softwares/.../ab2013Build110setup.exe

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