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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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:
690f5b1a4c936c0c62811ce1b214f423

SHA-1:
2cab41a976b1b0c17de73d6ed848f6c1a242ba45

SHA-256:
e4893015d738f65706b0bf2cf0800f67e0e6ef0722c5a8174e797f5e04cfbb37

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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 6:38:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Freshy.Bundler (M)
16.2.24.22

File size:
2.4 MB (2,519,296 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\150\freshytoolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freshy

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/20/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/29/2016 12:59:59 AM

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 11:22:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:c0OrLghMomLOENw2xJ45iFbyrpitY+3AlyEavmtCbSzd8qp2LNZN20w6/UEGe:usuCqmiFmrpitY5l5aDblqiG4/Pb

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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Code size:
91.5 KB (93,696 bytes)

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