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freeshortcutremover.exe

Free Shortcut Remover

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freeshortcutremover.exe, “Free Shortcut Remover Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn.amazingfolderscenter.com.
Publisher:
FreeShortcutRemover Co., Ltd.   (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Free Shortcut Remover

Description:
Free Shortcut Remover Setup

MD5:
d213f5e6ba8ed34728db3b27f23e5b8b

SHA-1:
129f09c67a4d7c55089e1bd9d00fc8cd1253a87d

SHA-256:
3fbc7d2f1028701795f68030af4a4cb21cec0c74d9de2914a8f9bef8ebcc23d5

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 6:01:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1548

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.280
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
7.0.302.0

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150408

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer
15.4.7.18

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
38882

File size:
1.3 MB (1,322,368 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=TechEvolve GMBH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TechEvolve GMBH, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

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:
50FF3D5C361AE9F52E4B0A3CF576C6EE

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):
24576:vQi1OdXXIO6cIendML0XtDELYcr50d68/79BDASQ0zHVH8ebDBygzGKf:v9EZIO6cIGdcMpT/DXQGHxZb+Kf

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:
7.9874

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file freeshortcutremover.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.amazingfolderscenter.com/c?x=xbeiogCXyvTByJcJ12PRQX1J/4My0pYm5llzUoAGK4Q=&c=C75UcYD2LDgrqJnitHpezznIwVqYHN sSHnUUKoYa/fRQsDfT/cD3LTnm4Wa4WulDOn2Kk9emTWuUyXdy11bpQ==&downloadAs=FreeShortcutRemover.exe&fallback_url=http://www.shortcutremover.com/.../FreeShortcutRemover_IS.exe

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