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fsmfinst.exe

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application fsmfinst.exe by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
AVSoftware EOOD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
87bc4bd71c511deaa1b0ffdc72209a97

SHA-1:
43534d16cb9f996b0a6da167977d061186abb90e

SHA-256:
66566833860bafdc1a100e19e1d024cf983d2b77161340bbed511e4634ca2987

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.

Analysis date:
6/10/2024 7:06:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD (M)
16.4.14.5

File size:
151 KB (154,672 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\safesearch\1_13\p\fsmfinst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/3/2016 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/2/2019 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=IT, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG, SERIALNUMBER=200437750, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=BG

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3758D0D4E1B2569875AAACFB7F4C442A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2015 7:43:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:VrXE+OCTllp6BuBvFRk/fIWy8B+KWILfr8nYO+g4:VrXE+1/p6MbYIcnWmaV4

Entry address:
0x577D

Entry point:
E8, 34, 79, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 3C, 51, 42, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 94, 38, 42, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 3C, 51, 42, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8...
 
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Entropy:
6.4999

Code size:
96.5 KB (98,816 bytes)

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