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filehelper_setup.exe

File Helper

Blitware Technology Inc.

The application filehelper_setup.exe by Blitware Technology has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. This version of the installer will bundle the Ask.com Toolbar, a potentially unwanted web browser extension.
Publisher:
Blitware Technology Inc.   (signed by Blitware Technology Inc.)

Product:
File Helper

Version:
2.5.4.1

MD5:
a9bb10aa78ec3816a8b8098347ffe843

SHA-1:
36c8b13d62a32d47654c8f3b901467edf65bc64d

SHA-256:
2786e2dba9aa7cbef0420af461ac35774a7092cf414921cfa23ee0517bb31a86

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles that Ask.com toolbar as a third-party offer, a web browser extension that may modify a user's search and home pages.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:18:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1417
9.0.1.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Bundled.Toolbar.Ask (variant)
11.10665

McAfee
Artemis!A9BB10AA78EC
5600.6163

File size:
5.1 MB (5,298,840 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.4.1 (rev 3b587)

Copyright:
© Blitware Technology Inc.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\blitware\filehelper\updates\2.5.4.1\filehelper_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Blitware Technology Inc.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/15/2011 9:14:20 PM

Valid to:
11/15/2014 9:14:20 PM

Subject:
CN=Blitware Technology Inc., O=Blitware Technology Inc., L=Victoria, S=BC, C=CA

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B4E801E73CDC9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2012 3:41:29 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B8, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 56, EC, FF, FF, E8, FD, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, E8, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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