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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 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:
FindWide  (signed and verified)

Product:
TNT2

Description:
Setup program

Version:
2.0.0.1758

MD5:
ac675d8584687262fcda026f597dc292

SHA-1:
a5ffd70ade2dc33241e9eb85695ce5b1ffae0355

SHA-256:
af704bee48fa07b0d0fa54762745314fe5ff58a18ae7d0845a858374186a2170

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:37:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.FindWide.Bundler (M)
16.5.15.22

File size:
1.2 MB (1,288,960 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1758

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\35\findwidetoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FindWide

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 7:59:59 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:
1/17/2014 7:59:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rjqyS3D0x5YISin0P/2i4t/hNNMIPYEiIhy2GhuGAWmICCIPZ:SyS3QYXP/2cQ/1hEhB1mpTPZ

Entry address:
0x3FFD

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.9250  (probably packed)

Code size:
87.5 KB (89,600 bytes)

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