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avg_free_antivirus_setup.exe

AVG AntiVirus Free 2014

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 avg_free_antivirus_setup.exe, “AVG AntiVirus Free 2014 ” by Download Manager has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from files.downloadd.org.
Publisher:
Download Manager   (signed by Download Manager)

Product:
AVG AntiVirus Free 2014

Description:
AVG AntiVirus Free 2014

Version:
2.0.7.5

MD5:
75d3fbb440975dbc8ed7f5e3a7ad133c

SHA-1:
8bc2166bdc0e976294f8da1a0928e8f8f1c8581a

SHA-256:
9c5b4fb0747a9590c09d3532b75daff78c55cef655282307f4ad7b060b9ea274

Scanner detections:
21 / 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:
4/20/2024 12:22:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.AirAd
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Rogue.11466095
7.11.180.228

AVG
Adware BundleApp.DY
2014.0.4040

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.AirInstaller.JSUE
19887

Dr.Web
Trojan.SMSSend.5121
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AirAdInstaller.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-01e05675
v6.4.7.1.166

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.AirAdInstaller
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.184.13741

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AirAdInstaller
15.0.0.494

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.AirAdInstaller
v2014.10.23.08

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AirAdInstaller.dafqnz
0.28.2.62841

nProtect
Trojan-Clicker/W32.AirAdInstaller.773048
14.10.23.01

Quick Heal
Adware.AirAdInstaller.I3
10.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.DownloadManager.Y
14.10.23.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:PUF.Airinstall!1.9C4C
23.00.65.141021

Sophos
AirInstaller
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.AirAdInstaller
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
33706

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.AirAdInstaller.Win32.199
2.0.0.1966

File size:
754.9 KB (773,048 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.7.5

Copyright:
(c) Download Manager

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\avg_free_antivirus_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Download Manager

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/8/2014 7:59:59 PM

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:
5/29/2014 4:51:59 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9zKnYY9AuSRB2hjeCBAhKhSli+NAL1X1DjXblIJReVI7uQc/HMLQA:ZIAVie+AhKUiaA5h4oILhLQA

Entry address:
0x25C418

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 05, 5A, 0B, 00, 00, 8B, 30, 03, F0, 2B, C0, 8B, FE, 66, AD, C1, E0, 0C, 8B, C8, 50, AD, 2B, C8, 03, F1, 8B, C8, 57, 51, 49, 8A, 44, 39, 06, 88, 04, 31, 75, F6, 2B, C0, AC, 8B, C8, 80, E1, F0, 24, 0F, C1, E1, 0C, 8A, E8, AC, 0B, C8, 51, 02, CD, BD, 00, FD, FF, FF, D3, E5, 59, 58, 8B, DC, 8D, A4, 6C, 90, F1, FF, FF, 51, 2B, C9, 51, 51, 8B, CC, 51, 66, 8B, 17, C1, E2, 0C, 52, 57, 83, C1, 04, 51, 50, 83, C1, 04, 56, 51, E8, 5E, 00, 00, 00, 8B, E3, 5E, 5A, 2B, C0, 89, 04, 32, B4, 10...
 
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Entropy:
7.9359

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
1.6 MB (1,729,024 bytes)

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

http://files.downloadd.org/get/click/ntm8p09r/?d=http://downloadd.org/.../avg.exe&n=AVG AntiVirus Free 2014&key=fd4d0c72391c3eafdba819db9415277d82ddfca719439d6af37f895de2b43433&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://downloadd.org/.../avg.png&sid=avg&filename=avg_free_antivirus_setup

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