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avast! free antivirus 2014 setup.exe

avast! Free Antivirus 2014

Air Software

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application avast! free antivirus 2014 setup.exe, “avast! Free Antivirus 2014 ” by Air Software has been detected as adware by 32 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager 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.

File name:

Publisher:

AirInstaller (signed by Air Software)

Product:

avast! Free Antivirus 2014

Description:

avast! Free Antivirus 2014

Version:

2.0.4.99

MD5:

e723c9ccbc1f55020464ab8b26cf1910

SHA-1:

25772b8f0bea7c8bad50b02839388be7e5daeab0

SHA-256:

e95f2a689fd910e9c4a377d9c59a306570f38bd0bcc3eb8c682fcefe071973ba

Scanner detections:

32 / 68

Status:

Adware

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/25/2024 8:38:25 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

377

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAd

7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security

PUP/Win32.AirAdInstaller

16.01.24

Avira AntiVirus

ADWARE/Adware.Gen

7.11.138.214

avast!

Win32:Installer-L [PUP]

2014.9-160124

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2017.0.2855

Bitdefender

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

1.0.20.120

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-6

0.98/19765

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.A

17759

Dr.Web

Adware.Downware.2035

9.0.1.024

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

8.16.01.24.10

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller (variant)

10.9400

F-Prot

W32/AirInstall.C.gen

v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

11.2016-24-01_1

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

16.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.AdWare

t3scan.2.2.29

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11784

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

14.0.0.768

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirInstaller

v2016.01.24.10

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Variant.Adware.Graftor.148461

17.0.0.72

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.cwbltv

0.28.0.59288

nProtect

Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.863136

14.05.12.01

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

16.01.24.10

Qihoo 360 Security

HEUR/Malware.QVM01.Gen

1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.C5

1.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Air Software.AirSoftware.Bundler (M)

16.1.24.10

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.16122

Sophos

AirInstaller

4.97

SUPERAntiSpyware

Adware.AirInstaller/Variant

9366

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Iminent

26304

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.128

2.0.0.1773

File size:

841.9 KB (862,128 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.4.99

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast! free antivirus 2014 setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Air Software

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

1/24/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

3/26/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=Air Software, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Air Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

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:

3AC786E09219DF82DA830E461D4FC39F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

2/26/2014 9:32:55 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:kdSm0SPFmhs4+doHz2hM3OBT922ymyqlA9ZfZI7m2/g5xkdGOcJt3:kdjdd/qH5G5nS9Zfi7m2F8Oa3

Entry address:

0x268310

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 50, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, E5, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89... 
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Entropy:

7.8869

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

The file avast! free antivirus 2014 setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.onedownloader.com/.../avast.exe

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