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installer_avast_french.exe

The application installer_avast_french.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from avast.descargar.es.
MD5:
4f1672cf03b60a59f65e22572fccbf49

SHA-1:
f15bc2e80f9a147188b204b4f89eaaa1fd5c75de

SHA-256:
39f9bd3f65fdee3c2f36f65dc4e6bfba30355a0c2b4c656bb7e4fa41e84eb133

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
8/8/2025 12:38:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.Installer.Meta (M)
16.2.18.5

File size:
207.8 KB (212,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/15/2014 6:29:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:czMGW4GsHLMvy2uoRloJ4LlFt0BVe3HJFk:cY1W12uoRlo2BFI

Entry address:
0x3345

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2E, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1F, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0D, 24, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://avast.descargar.es/.../down.php?p=FR-7SEARCH&kw=avast

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