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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:
3.0.1.0

MD5:
8c27d71b2f6719136407c525ecf18d51

SHA-1:
7ae8d943e3042d17835be58431f73d9812e9e524

SHA-256:
ce40ab642331cd818df77abce5f5b3fa97baafcacb7ea35ceac4e9844aa835da

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

False Positives:
A number of engines detected this file but were erroneous detections (false positives).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:43:09 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
1 MB (1,060,070 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
francia (Franciaország)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\adwcleaner.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2012 10:32:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:KthEVaPqLX+pI6wrlBb/nfZythws7GkyIs6/zV5:iEVUcrdrXb/+q367

Entry address:
0xB5E60

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 47, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, F8, 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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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.

Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update Service  by Hi-Rez Studios
Hi-Rez Studios Authenticate and Update Service is the updater program which runs with Windows (in the background as a service) and automatically starts up when your computer boots.
www.Hi-RezStudios.com
27% remove it
HOSTS Anti-PUPs/Adwares  by Malekal's Team
Here's a new HOSTS Anti-PUPs/Adwares tools - it will change your HOSTS file to block known addresses to distribute the PUP / LPIS (Software potentiellements side) and adware. The HOSTS file is not overwritten (if you already have addresses), the entries will be added.
www.malekal.com/2012/01/10/hosts-anti-pupsadware
50% 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/455058f7988a0ebfa84f9f6ee97f8da0/5273f995/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/el1lUq3aSl0k3vWhvrnTJSBMJov35dD6emJ_H5pP8_oRO40l-syKQQQgvYccW_3mkfv2N-FX3tHUO28SowZ2PqPZl13qxtwqEGKj0UQq9jD7qjhgPUIpyXFoXZ2r4-ak/FUNb3D6oR5cu4EB8D5DFXm3XdeT5HKw0a2HekJ6giffPwbsQ8fAfO2P0wy0fYBuoUluLvFY-CVRd2qPUqOD_rE0uqVlUoXYXdLhom14fFpVO9dqkL7ZIfoeVrauDKtiq/ARYg4_rub8ckVJr_xXUWd_ZQgVZZKAcoH0twtgc5lRISHAhfO7C6KCRF_jdCEtoOaQySYBogjlyAPNLDGMmuzQ2RXbcW1p8vbXW3aioTtfjLNxvrJqhzX76nOsGrGgea/.../

http://dw2.uptodown.com/dl/1383306348/.../adwcleaner-3-0-10-es-en-win.exe

https://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/0XsaukmdvqKlSwOWBeRhT-BSVZfew1dnWDLUjh3aqngOwBT33yg9x6BGHKgM0If41xVp8v76X8oSjuXrED73FTT_wSfQkgODInwz1GtwqvQWVE3mS2JoHuIQ08rzYXzs/jZdK-faSpOzv0S4T2OGBZj0a6BNzPs40_GnbPQFo0ahr4jaoLOKIEAcOFPnLUWoIQPqWotE_kOQzhMp_GMelICZ98tODn-iJsTM_fiRhAge-ewB0mX0-LDMrBFLWnxku/8pBZEjgqWqMvuqp5CMcJnVqh4K3BpLkkBYRDmZoqthqJLgJESVqodc-bGAJPf65zx3_8T4VRj_43DEcsUI1-apQhKs-PjiSGmcwarXnTqvF3xjClJG-oMLXlcfj31xkj/.../

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/4c956e8e52403c68b5b2ab6da8551159/5270ee90/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.instalki.info/programy/Windows/Bezpieczenstwo/.../AdwCleaner_www.INSTALKI.pl.exe

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

http://www.programosy.pl/.../pobierz,adwcleaner,2.html

http://arti.strony.tx.pl/AdwCleaner_www.INSTALKI.pl.exe

http://dw2.fr.uptodown.com/dl/1384077224/.../adwcleaner-3-0-10-es-en-win.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/3b04e19bebfb4634aeb92a5238a3ddcd/52e8da78/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/acf8373373a7cbd85e92632ef663a294/5265072e/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/769e0826db06628f463523b0ff6fa90f/52692a39/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/5ba9f827290eb76f6659dcd4607d4683/526d79a9/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/cddec444780d81665eaff8a4b65bb738/526490d3/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/068b942d49aee88054036191eb00ae69/5276435d/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/af875f1a4980250bc55a0d120af41374/526b2c9d/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/9b37d89b1a1b516e0c0702af245e7725/526656cb/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/cfc64c65d9115a84ce722d9732982733/526ba5b7/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://general-changelog-team.fr/fr/downloads/finish/20-outils-de-xplode/.../0

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

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/711ef888adb72aedbe74b516796a29e8/526d771e/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/8f3e006b172e8debb4112150f586ee6e/526fbd9f/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/3218369501316f14f931acd799b3c636/526bbf7b/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/a211a81dde7671087867affb418bb4ff/5266f6f1/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/cebaf295dc1e16ca57774b07db227a47/526e2f6d/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://filepony.de/.../

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/08f28e274d0254b5184e95f5cd8accc7/526952ab/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/618393ae33b6570f49829256f642c1f9/5269218a/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/9d2a0d80813831319c4918520ceceae3/5267d52b/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

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