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eshieldtoolbar.exe

eShield

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application eshieldtoolbar.exe by eShield has been detected as adware 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 Tightrope WebInstall installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
eShield  (signed and verified)

Description:
Setup program

Version:
2.0.0.2101

MD5:
d5fa8438c5a0a310c2b129bddd1e0e65

SHA-1:
c056b077121c91ba37c2098cad851bce318415c4

SHA-256:
21676447ebb82a68c8744525c4434d0c103dc504007ec5f339f5da5191d779c7

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/29/2024 1:11:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope (M)
17.2.1.12

File size:
1.5 MB (1,586,839 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.2101

Copyright:
© Eshield All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
miniinstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\80\eshieldtoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
eShield

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 6:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2017 5:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=eShield, O=eShield, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3FB390EC6E5B675E625C0B342989627A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/14/2016 11:45:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0xC3DA

Entry point:
E9, AE, A8, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, F0, 24, 42, 00, E8, D0, 11, 00, 00, E8, 93, 1B, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, ED, 68, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, C7, 10, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9602

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
110 KB (112,640 bytes)

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