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freeshortcutremover.exe

FreeAudioVideo Downloader

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freeshortcutremover.exe 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:
FreeAudioVideo Downloader

Version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34333

MD5:
f9dcf701f355228f41f629d1eb1c0314

SHA-1:
d43f7bca6dfc776b91eed7a86793b909dcdbcafd

SHA-256:
0bb73ecaf8292529d302c233ee3d323669796b8a61bbfa727eb2e4db09a5b1c6

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 11:53:20 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen
7.11.205.100

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15130

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.11
9.0.1.030

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WC (variant)
9.11078

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.192.14761

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dlayso
0.30.0.64812

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150130

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.TechEvolveGMBH
15.1.30.10

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
37002

File size:
647.5 KB (663,032 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.5.a0.1_34333

Copyright:
FreeAudioVideo

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 1:59:59 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 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pZiFaPTBap4M4Tj/FMJTtgixehI0GayrC3LWhCK6KEIxGRPaxwDFhCzT:pkFWVa6M4TDqTBR0tyOQSKE46rWT

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, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, 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:
7.8826

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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