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freeshortcutremover.exe

Internet Web

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freeshortcutremover.exe, “Internet Web 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 cdn.amazingfolderscenter.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer   (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Internet Web

Description:
Internet Web Setup

Version:
4.7.4.4

MD5:
23c39296680d1485b65dd0ecc347f431

SHA-1:
eca01b7c8880f47220c898d973ccc66d67a5bb0e

SHA-256:
ddd1bc7274660c75f8ee5336baec1ab1acff41aa33db5bdb950e711a8217404d

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 11:49:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15316

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.075

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.YK potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11376

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of freeaudioeditor.exe
2015.6.22.7

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15378

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150316

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer
15.3.16.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4786018
38552

File size:
656.6 KB (672,312 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.1

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:
12/15/2012 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 3:59:59 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 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:63rpJQY6BXg5UOOvFjkcxj4YB6ZqGFWSiflm38+PHfhmv8R/4FwCFVQoC:63r7T6BXNNjtjzfSWSi9m31/hmvVNC

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:
7.8894

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 2 URLs.

http://cdn.amazingfolderscenter.com/c?x=526FyIV2UWVhBQeryvo4EeerehNuJNX1vO3G2qTBdoE=&c=Os1Xd3c5HrP7gyjiOVXo/pIRJrXV9v1bWlORWEuaIt8QDLQmxYwQBufEZ54xcxnEM8/eaKTfuhlYH9XpHVgSPg==&downloadAs=FreeShortcutRemover.exe&fallback_url=http://www.shortcutremover.com/.../FreeShortcutRemover_IS.exe

http://cdn.amazingfolderscenter.com/c?x=Z6H2OLmQkzLnJqQ6KgSynH78QIOewt/N9MgjNlPQii8=&c=WgDiqTBcwdCps5XEkNwxIBS82q5e7u4YZikQDW8xcJ7WERsxipp1PnNkbv1yKDPlGPpP/1pWPJYjkInzuDkVAQ==&downloadAs=FreeShortcutRemover.exe&fallback_url=http://www.shortcutremover.com/.../FreeShortcutRemover_IS.exe

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