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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:
33029a2efe43702d127df9cc09ddfc09

SHA-1:
ac660ce76ed06e0635a881f032af90343ab818c4

SHA-256:
52a39740baa5805241a8123889c43b0a1782932080aad9b862fe87150a1b02d9

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 8:33:35 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)
16.2.4.10

File size:
1.6 MB (1,719,290 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 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:eQikQdXXIO6cIendML0XtDELYcr50S6uzOjYxidtDp8BRsPLHDvhuyghrM0STk9z:e9LZIO6cIGdcvnStDyBRuLj8BjhAav

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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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.downloadonic.com/shortcutremover.com/.../FreeShortcutRemover_IS.exe

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