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freeshortcutremover.exe

Free Shortcut Remover

FreeShortcutRemover Co., Ltd.

The application freeshortcutremover.exe, “Free Shortcut Remover Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The installer uses the OpenCandy monitzation platform which will donwload and install offers in the setup for potentially unwanted software including ad/search-supported toolbars.
Publisher:
FreeShortcutRemover Co., Ltd.

Product:
Free Shortcut Remover

Description:
Free Shortcut Remover Setup

MD5:
59a6f4cb1144f871e6e189a972700b87

SHA-1:
a736a2deb000a4a65f8aa3ffb95e50f5191759c6

SHA-256:
268f26c3a358a4335e858aac07bfa60da70ee92308561c9432acb9a4790a36b5

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Packages the OpenCandy software bundler that offers to install additional software and may include web browser add-ons and toolbars which display advertising (based on publisher settings and geo context).

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 8:47:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/OpenCandy.A potentially unsafe application
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OpenCandy
15.0.0.562

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OpenCandy.Installer (L)
16.3.29.7

File size:
2.8 MB (2,977,579 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:e9DZIO6cIGdc/naRCtCXs1PO98LqBteN/AsNOAmBMQMp1rNunhCoyXeJgj1Mg/Vk:4Dn63Ic/aFs1PcUqBto/P1eMf14hflJt

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.9971

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 9 URLs.

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