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freesoundrecorder.exe

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freesoundrecorder.exe by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 12 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.freesoundrecorder.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
TechEvolve GMBH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2c936cedc880c1c46be0efbe3fd8669d

SHA-1:
79e90ad0e650be9b2d0a17237f32905ddff10be7

SHA-256:
42300e3fe049bc5bd8bc167c65750b0af3c5b03dd933a22876ce33d3b47de02c

Scanner detections:
12 / 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:
12/28/2024 12:47:55 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.171.176

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.141125

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
19481

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.PY (variant)
8.10402

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
11/25/2014

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.11.25.07

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20141125

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.TechEvolveGMBH.R
14.11.25.7

Sophos
Generic PUA HJ
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0906
7.2.329

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
33018

File size:
666.7 KB (682,696 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\freesoundrecorder.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:HcFaRLrNPGhSPCacGSOzYTpvTDjCbq3dWgIqAqYPrKoDCzF9di7s:HcFQ/NuhSJcGSPdznd1m5rKLz1iw

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:
7.8926

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file freesoundrecorder.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.freesoundrecorder.net/FreeSoundRecorder.exe

http://www.freesoundrecorder.net/package/.../FreeSoundRecorder.php

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