freeaudioeditor.exe

Application

TsingSoft Co., Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application freeaudioeditor.exe, “Application Setup ” by TsingSoft Co. has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
Application Internet   (signed by TsingSoft Co., Ltd)

Product:
Application

Description:
Application Setup

MD5:
71714827a3b3bb7f27ecc748553ce6d4

SHA-1:
1222212759d43456d0a56f03a23156cf8c6c00fe

SHA-256:
e0f53753b1056793f33606991276025664162e48033a6261931f34978c64c059

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

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:
12/28/2024 2:28:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3060

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1572

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DQT
21821

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.522
9.0.1.0183

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11496

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/2/2015

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.TsingSoftCo.Installer (M)
15.7.2.13

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0406
7.2.183

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
39482

File size:
685.9 KB (702,376 bytes)

Product version:
3.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/6/2015 7:22:21 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2018 7:22:21 AM

Subject:
CN="TsingSoft Co., Ltd", O="TsingSoft Co., Ltd", L=北京, S=北京, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112102633BC98CD80F1FA21A171757061D95

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VrmGIxDA2bI9FwQhuBMJzzCc21qlIVaevop/QJnKwQvD85NFUQVU0b9KBkYUyPDB:VrmhxEcGwUHzbTVz/aBuDXQj4bU+DFrL

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9019

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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