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adwcleaner.exe

AdwCleaner from Xplode is a free application designed to search for and remove adware such as browser toolbars and other potentially unwanted programs and specifically targets software that is bundled with free programs that you download from the web. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.bleepingcomputer.com and multiple other hosts.
Version:
3.0.1.6

MD5:
af5c84446657b48c9b9b870c46438261

SHA-1:
43bada1a694b18d64b4358e6f9d746935c517fd1

SHA-256:
abd5cc41feaa7cda8803ffb70f4c491ed7fe423a6372a77305e9d584db90ab51

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:08:19 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
1.2 MB (1,233,962 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
French (France)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2012 1:32:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:mthEVaPqLLdXhHjpkqeuBe8zgg/pNvwtjOYtuws7GkyIsv/zVFZnC:uEVUcLdxHjpBygRNv3q3vnhC

Entry address:
0xCFE90

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, F7, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.8917

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
268 KB (274,432 bytes)

The file adwcleaner.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

MANN-FILTER Catalog Europa (Offline)  by MANN-FILTER
About 1% of users remove it
Mozilla Maintenance Service  by Mozilla
Firefox now installs an optional service called the Mozilla Maintenance Service. This service allows Firefox to install updates without requiring you to click yes in the Windows User Account Control (UAC) dialog.
support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/what-mozilla-maintenance-service
4% remove it
 
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The file adwcleaner.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/f2066df327095a682ee030ecdcb532ed/52bcd58e/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://adwcleaner.pl/wp-content/uploads/.../AdwCleaner.pl 3.016.exe

http://www.electrogen.fr/.../adwcleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/eb38ebe9b177184edaa672d30a155789/52c5bbbd/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/ce12216ae0262c1ebcfdb8b169f7712e/52cb0662/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://messagerie-12.sfr.fr/webmail/.../Download.html?IDMSG=48698&PJRANG=2&NAME=adwcleaner.exe&FOLDER=INBOX

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/f116a2468299720b44ab9b01b35be774/52c6d760/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/6a10f63d0c8a675ac813eff5fb8b81b8/52b8ab6e/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/s/.../adwcleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/3e6932e41448103fc83248002ebc2300/52cc968b/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/e17a38a51d1463a05bc5506ad55c757b/52c1bc63/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/58f3c21918b122a7273e82fd05b6b960/52d16abf/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/48c3261dee5a0956746729cce90e6b3a/52d07c28/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

https://mega.nz/temporary/.../CMgGEIgI

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/2c963173d5b9cafca694eff67e030d4c/52d11b97/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/a7614e4ea7547aaf797be84657ecff9b/52d07509/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/6b158b3b5920bd120c0fca1081ff5436/52bee9b9/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/093aa4438fcc0480e42e61715a807b64/52cf04cb/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/87174dc3f2101dbbb98751747942171a/52c30a0b/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/593ebb0c392e5a3b643d6c08bce59a74/52c9a9ed/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/c4676b9d66c628771fbccb16728b5d15/52c6ec78/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/e41af793badea0e774eec57fec1dffa1/52c20f80/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/88e7d3146a99c15c2afe9af751ec608c/52cbd86b/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/6dee443926897ccf6d510319217a81ed/52bc6f25/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/1a0f830320d015e42a3956a4fa2f6d8d/52ca77e2/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/ae9dba7abf1f432b2fb33e789220a57b/52cc5f30/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/30fe7fe9823d81ee5afd00c211de94f7/52c1de92/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/4d7739cf8cfb5b086dc25e0d7b7ed13e/52ba4498/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

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