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Software Program

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freeshortcutremover.exe, “Software Program Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 www.shortcutremover.com.
Publisher:
Internet Application   (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Software Program

Description:
Software Program Setup

MD5:
4c071168f8875479fc4342c2d70afa4e

SHA-1:
328387592886517b7e66a5ee7144a672048643b1

SHA-256:
eb24195f6af7a2be2b68af6bd87b94ba5d6833b34a3e3289ee53b0fcc287d757

Scanner detections:
7 / 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:
11/15/2024 11:34:35 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15217

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WT potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11177

McAfee
Artemis!4C071168F887
5600.6852

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150217

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer
15.2.17.2

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
37554

File size:
652.6 KB (668,272 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 3:59:59 PM

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:
6/19/1992 2:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:V9xGDfN4vk2qZGNRXtX5Xg1jmE8VpQG+2mzSqQ4m8zbGeQPyEx1:V9xmlYLqZGNHpgtf8Gzxm8z6zPyg1

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:
7.8896

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://www.shortcutremover.com/FreeShortcutRemover.exe

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