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avast_free_antivirus_setup.exe

Avast! Free Antivirus

Download Manager

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_setup.exe, “Avast! Free Antivirus ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 23 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. With this installer, users are expecting to download the free AVAST Antivirus but before that occurs they may be presented with additional offers, mostly potentially unwanted software or adware.

File name:

Publisher:

Download Manager (signed by Download Manager)

Product:

Avast! Free Antivirus

Description:

Avast! Free Antivirus

Version:

2.0.5.8

MD5:

21e441026377d1c500c028abc0b1a8ac

SHA-1:

9255422190108461feaba4b299da707a08c1b917

SHA-256:

f6c4ebe4ac26b4746d2e99845b23de7b54cddbc3f4c58aa73a7e732525955fbc

Scanner detections:

23 / 68

Status:

Adware

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:

4/19/2024 3:08:39 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.AirAdInstaller

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/AgentCV.A.3144

7.11.206.172

avast!

Adware-CEM [PUP]

150101-1

AVG

Adware BundleApp_r.D

2014.0.4257

Clam AntiVirus

Win.Adware.Airadinstaller-8

0.98/20022

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.AirAdInstaller.B

20945

Dr.Web

Trojan.SMSSend.4882

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-8c0ea402

v6.4.7.1.166

G Data

Win32.Adware.Airadinstaller

15.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus

Win32.Malware

t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.193.14840

Kaspersky

not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller

15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller

v2015.02.03.06

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dmnhwl

0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus

Trj/Genetic.gen

15.02.03.06

Quick Heal

Adware.AirAdInstaller.I5

2.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.Air Software

15.2.3.5

Rising Antivirus

PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C

23.00.65.15201

Sophos

PUA 'AirInstaller'

5.09

Vba32 AntiVirus

AdWare.AirAdInstaller

3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.4150696

36694

Zillya! Antivirus

Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.175

2.0.0.2052

File size:

848.9 KB (869,304 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.5.8

Original file name:

setup.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\avast_free_antivirus_setup.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Download Manager

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

6/8/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/9/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Download Manager, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Download Manager, L=Vancouver, 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:

428E8B7C1AC548D083F4D3A0C5FDAF4C

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/3/2014 9:43:11 PM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:ggGScqZthc8IqUhl/82dbtTaLr6TajhONj7uJ0s9hcolBhD+i71b37H2dJsmydVw:v5ta0LmTNj7u3oqhZydNEDKvoIc7XY

Entry address:

0x26BC30

Entry point:

60, BE, 00, 80, 5A, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 90, 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:

7.8779

Packer / compiler:

UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:

784 KB (802,816 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/dpcp6181/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../avast.exe&n=Avast! Free Antivirus&key=7cba925a20d5df6586ac965a4623f61fa25db4f7499d1abc0aab36bbf925f8e8&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../avast.png&sid=uk-avast&filename=avast_free_antivirus_setup

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