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freeaudioeditor.exe

Program

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, “Program Setup ” by TsingSoft Co. has been detected as adware by 14 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   (signed by TsingSoft Co., Ltd)

Product:
Program

Description:
Program Setup

Version:
2.3.1.8

MD5:
dcd63bcfe415c1095fc9345f46622a8c

SHA-1:
e3383259e8e1e817c1383b4a22638f50c2c2bbc8

SHA-256:
69a9f229ce7720ef7a8a7ece5ca1d5cbf08f1f357f0b32d3057f6acad13e2adc

Scanner detections:
14 / 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 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:
12/29/2024 9:38:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/InstallCore.IK
3.6.1.96

AVG
InstallCore
2016.0.3038

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15724

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.641
9.0.1.0205

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11618

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
7/24/2015

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of advancedscantopdffree.exe (Adware)
2015.8.26.5

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.203.15891

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore.SID.C
v2015.08.26.05

McAfee
Artemis!47CBA5BD0756
5600.6662

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.TsingSoftCo.Installer (M)
15.7.24.20

Sophos
Generic PUA OD
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0505
7.2.205

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
40194

File size:
683.8 KB (700,240 bytes)

Product version:
3.2.1

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
Signed by:
TsingSoft Co., Ltd

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/6/2015 12:22:21 AM

Valid to:
3/6/2018 12:22:21 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:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:aj8p1Py0ME2LzvdPwcj6DE562PON1XDnhrG9B4IFJeHaArWLS:aj8DPy02nvdPwcjX5/CXDBepJnAriS

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.9002

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file freeaudioeditor.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cdn.freevideofilecenterfiles.com/c?x=sUw3h4xr0rLpixBVBEndy/1Rm9EZLilP8lpqgdrrD5c=&c=kGXu9I14y3VxvyqUUdZd6npuBtIFiyhzOI0J AKi8l4rRyR75EdA7PPe gPafqhg9a9drpF6Lm1y 3Qn48nl/w==&downloadAs=FreeAudioEditor.exe&fallback_url=http://www.free-audio-editor.com/.../FreeAudioEditor_IS.exe

http://cdn.freevideofilecenterfiles.com/c?x=ruOBJj7 CKW l5jAGmkEN53KKWW7tbtpeLlzl1El7MQ=&c=o8SBYtfPlQ8pcnHPZPGOlzHGx1lCcTvMJFD0XEqNQf9ARKKH8W4Yal6tklk4sMO8NAD/jyppiBT9RL2RrN94DQ==&downloadAs=FreeAudioEditor.exe&fallback_url=http://www.free-audio-editor.com/.../FreeAudioEditor_IS.exe

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