avast! free antivirus.exe

Internet generic

Parsec Media S.L.

The application avast! free antivirus.exe, “Internet generic Setup ” by Parsec Media S.L 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.parsecmediafiles.com.
Publisher:
Web   (signed by Parsec Media S.L.)

Product:
Internet generic

Description:
Internet generic Setup

MD5:
70489c18d29b0060de15f583539d56d2

SHA-1:
c5f744615048fe6c0a0d05353624d821737ff02a

SHA-256:
f917b5bc8b559d8697555e3519223c54d1a8c91adbac2b63336c47f3d46ce81e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:44:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore (M)
17.1.26.16

File size:
654.6 KB (670,264 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\avast! free antivirus.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/10/2015 3:31:25 PM

Valid to:
3/10/2016 3:31:25 PM

Subject:
CN=Parsec Media S.L., O=Parsec Media S.L., S=BARCELONA, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E7B0B9AC6719810F13594D385E6107B1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8909

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file avast! free antivirus.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.parsecmediafiles.com/c?x=OKWDBDKSD4AX1f7R6xGQyOkogRPgyWFXU8U BG0rs8=&c=m1K/WcM04ZEccPrtinsDe0CxjeWdbVCycsxKNn7Nz/IlAMgQelyGwy46LUAl0EO/ZGEcQpnyVvZHz1LIpbTskr7W9qeEzO0opXcjA7heC/puvsarwTqXv8Fi3HFq2R5O&fallback_url=http://.../rockybytes?rockybytes_id=694&brand=programwardrobe.com&downloadAs=Avast! Free Antivirus.exe

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