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Prog Software

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freeshortcutremover.exe, “Prog Software 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:
FreeAudioVideo  (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Prog Software

Description:
Prog Software Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_32601

MD5:
bd1b3153acb2232ce96a1e11746e20a1

SHA-1:
a81e14d15f7d4a78b691ae46f202acd7902f0f2b

SHA-256:
2590991e88818508bd8017a4dbac050dff1ee5f2a81fee33150a588f61d0b550

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 11:31:10 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.198.178

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.1514

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.11
9.0.1.04

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14484

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150104

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.T
15.1.4.18

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
36196

File size:
678.1 KB (694,376 bytes)

Product version:
3.4

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 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 11:59:59 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 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:weJp+EMfmlXzzEruSxZy9IUDbhNJgHVoJx0PsaLBcqGGfDhlpFdGhRDnCCBQPaag:weJU3fQ/ErNxZ+NJgHV6COGLd4OaAu

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

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

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