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avast_free_downloader.exe

IronPremium

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application avast_free_downloader.exe by IronPremium 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. 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.
Publisher:
IronPremium  (signed and verified)

MD5:
30ab7ec4a961504a39e52fe93c27a623

SHA-1:
dcd6304e92483916f84410ebfb778cd5f95de804

SHA-256:
6b64fe6d5e84fb20a08614f6b1f0053bca3443fbf3c852c939ae30a8bbd2b4d1

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:
4/19/2024 4:09:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.IronPremium (M)
16.2.14.20

File size:
628.8 KB (643,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
IronPremium

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/28/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/29/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=IronPremium, O=IronPremium, STREET=Rothschild Bv. 63, L=Tel-Aviv, S=N/A, PostalCode=65785, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E93CFA28DB661F8108C7366164A2F059

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:RyMJfsG61oT54AzYEZ+YBs8925UjDmoykRR2qaQe8dvThqolzNMrIVxIvBPHca:RyMJfsn1oTkEZs88xoykREKBdvDWJvB

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.instalki.pl/.../get_avast_Free_Antivirus.php

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