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installer_avast_free_antivirus_english.exe

MAri MAra

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The application installer_avast_free_antivirus_english.exe by MAri MAra 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 OutBrowse Revenyou 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:
MAri MAra  (signed and verified)

MD5:
6c3af73ba28ace9b19b84ce23c4fff43

SHA-1:
315abf91518eaa45e7d3e87b8f3e3bedf2f1b246

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:
5/16/2024 2:33:07 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
16.12.18.16

File size:
610.2 KB (624,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MAri MAra

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/10/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=MAri MAra, O=MAri MAra, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
06C0AE05922CF05CD640622C41F65927

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://vt00004.com.edgesuite.net/installers/axtan_installers/get.php?ik=out&ua=chrome&ut=e5d1023cb7bed3ec798a36427b3c1f0b&redir=1&r=2590967&x=L2hvbWUvZG93bl9jcm9ucy9wdWJsaWNfaHRtbC9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC9vbi8xL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9hZGNhc2gvY2hyb21lL2F2YXN0X2ZyZWVfYW50aXZpcnVzL2kvMjc1ODc2ZTM0Y2Y2MDlkYjExOGYzZDg0Yjc5OWE3OTAvb3V0L25hL25hLzAvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2F2YXN0X2ZyZWVfYW50aXZpcnVzX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&loop=1&p=RlJFRVNPRlRTVE9SRUNPTQ==&u=L2Rvd25sb2FkLmZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmUyLmNvbS9pbnN0YWxsZXJzL291dC8wMDMxMDAwMzExMDAzMTIvcGlpZC01NTAwOGZlYjQ5NzhjMS4yMTc5MDAwOC9vbi8xL2ZyZWVzb2Z0c3RvcmVjb20vZW5nbGlzaC9hZGNhc2gvY2hyb21lL2F2YXN0X2ZyZWVfYW50aXZpcnVzL2kvMjc1ODc2ZTM0Y2Y2MDlkYjExOGYzZDg0Yjc5OWE3OTAvb3V0L25hL25hLzAvaW5zdGFsbGVyX2F2YXN0X2ZyZWVfYW50aXZpcnVzX0VuZ2xpc2guZXhl&aa=on/1/freesoftstorecom//&ID=27&DC=39&DK=8&HA=19&AD=93&GH=93&IM=91&CG=65&s=

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