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avg_free_anti-virus_downloader.exe

BlueSprig, Inc.

The application avg_free_anti-virus_downloader.exe by BlueSprig has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.freenew.net.
Publisher:
BlueSprig  (signed by BlueSprig, Inc.)

Version:
1.1.0.20

MD5:
0b8a34e30268e2edb4f39269dc81ee6e

SHA-1:
8c04a1cd85d3ddc34c763f373dd292ea0f9adeee

SHA-256:
39a8c587d02454cc4a65e7d1852b44a283850ee14959ec0d5aacb39d7c27080d

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.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:28:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.2.22.8

File size:
874.3 KB (895,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avg_free_anti-virus_downloader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
BlueSprig, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/3/2011 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/3/2013 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="BlueSprig, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="BlueSprig, Inc.", L=San Fransisco, S=California, C=US

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:
589D023EC02E552CDAA00B1FA0FDCA85

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/12/2013 2:49:02 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x210590

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 54, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, EB, FF, C7, 87, E4, B7, 17, 00, 69, 09, 29, 8A, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 0E, 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...
 
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Entropy:
7.8833

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.22 (Delphi) stub

Code size:
780 KB (798,720 bytes)

The file avg_free_anti-virus_downloader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.freenew.net/.../get.htm?id=68636

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