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findwidetoolbar.exe

TNT2

FindWide

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 findwidetoolbar.exe by FindWide has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
FindWide  (signed and verified)

Product:
TNT2

Description:
Setup program

Version:
2.0.0.1923

MD5:
28890661f959591105b4e3f87c9a314e

SHA-1:
760bf4f72871df73b68c6a053d1e640e9ae38e81

SHA-256:
fbe9d9396bac92961e0e3220f99ff69347c36f5fa8584334553fe4b768800115

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/5/2024 6:48:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Toolbar.TNT2
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/FindWide.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160112

AVG
FindWide
2017.0.2866

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.TNT2
4.0.3.16112

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.334
9.0.1.012

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.TNT2
10.10883

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/TNT2
1/12/2016

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Toolbar.TNT2
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.827

McAfee
Artemis!EAD8939321DD
5600.6522

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
16.01.12.03

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.d7e
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.FindWide.Bundler (M)
16.1.12.15

Sophos
Generic PUA DP
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0416
7.2.12

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34764

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.56813
2.0.0.2164

File size:
1.3 MB (1,376,512 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1923

Copyright:
© Findwide All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
ToolbarInst.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\146\findwidetoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FindWide

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FindWide, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FindWide, 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:
77A7F86399C7BD73854873DA281178E9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2014 10:33:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:5n5IWnI47wr21IgJpgTgBYKzEOi2ZhsgyLI8oZ1tbp6atyh6/p69PiEXe+m:jIWnX7W2PpMgBYHj9gS5oZ1tbp6b98qm

Entry address:
0x4F35

Entry point:
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Code size:
91.5 KB (93,696 bytes)

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