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TechEvolve GMBH

The application freeshortcutremover.exe, “Software Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 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:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_33595

MD5:
14367ff8b309ca22f03e4c98e0d12fae

SHA-1:
b8b491d0864d7deb14b731167630c724d3a49931

SHA-256:
5b7b9491d681a0be8b3653a4f984d7592845384aaeba6d7635ce4c00bfe398e0

Scanner detections:
9 / 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 11:47:46 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.203.222

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15124

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.11
9.0.1.024

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.VO (variant)
9.11051

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14711

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.djeejm
0.30.0.64812

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150124

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer
15.1.24.9

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
36852

File size:
678.6 KB (694,872 bytes)

Product version:
2.6

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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):
12288:mlvpk2goeFY/IcEPTVuYCHLRd4fpdhZYXD8e7oNc5JQVAXjUmPXyrQpAVNwNGVx:mlvy2gloIDDaLofzYAeYqJIypawNM

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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Entropy:
7.8923

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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