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freshytoolbar.exe

TNT2

Freshy

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application freshytoolbar.exe by Freshy has been detected as adware by 20 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Freshy.com  (signed by Freshy)

Product:
TNT2

Description:
Setup program

Version:
2.0.0.1918

MD5:
0336eaf006c025f0db59310557c6d39b

SHA-1:
06f3850e9c2e4e0edf975f125fbeeaad2dcac019

SHA-256:
80f72aa79ed478b3fa89f442fa37cb9fbf4180f62fb149b02217e92f840c3c8a

Scanner detections:
20 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:38:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
PUA/FindWide.Gen
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150817

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3014

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.TNT2
4.0.3.15817

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.334
9.0.1.0229

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.TNT2
9.11018

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/TNT2
8/17/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TNT2
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.203.15775

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.1567

McAfee
Artemis!0336EAF006C0
5600.6670

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.08.17.03

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Freshy.Bundler (M)
15.8.17.15

Sophos
Generic PUA DP
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1224
7.2.229

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0ODO15
10.465.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34764

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.55548
2.0.0.2163

File size:
1.3 MB (1,401,088 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1918

Copyright:
© Freshy.com All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
ToolbarInst.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\10\freshytoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freshy

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/28/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Freshy, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Freshy, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

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:
3FE613DB866C04EE49FDF0645F3F9391

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/18/2014 5:22:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:c0OrLghMomLOENw2xJ45iFbyrpitY+3AlyEavmtCbSzd8qp2LNZN20w6/UEGeu:usuCqmiFmrpitY5l5aDblqiG4/Pbu

Entry address:
0x4F35

Entry point:
E8, 82, 73, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 98, CE, 41, 00, E8, F5, 12, 00, 00, E8, 64, 18, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, 15, 73, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, D8, 24, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9299  (probably packed)

Code size:
91.5 KB (93,696 bytes)

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