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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 18 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:
2.0.0.1983

MD5:
8408bb627ab724071eb19b43f6190273

SHA-1:
917e0efa0a6965e0a668b081fa5063479b6a3d26

SHA-256:
98bfb993f6b22eed7005b3268f80fdfe2d8b97404b4a3e6d2c578fa8d862089f

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Adware

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:57:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3121

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.TNT2
4.0.3.1553

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.602
9.0.1.0123

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.TNT2.F potentially unwanted
9.11102

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/TNT2
5/3/2015

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.TNT2
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.203.15775

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:WebToolbar.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.2099

McAfee
Artemis!F7BD93C6E64C
5600.6777

Panda Antivirus
PUP/TNT2Toolbar
15.05.03.05

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.WebToolbar.d46
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Tightrope.Bundler
15.5.3.1

Sophos
Generic PUA DP
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0106
7.2.123

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R02SC0ODO15
10.465.03

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
34764

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Agent.Win32.55548
2.0.0.2163

File size:
1.4 MB (1,497,856 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1983

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\76\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:
4/21/2015 1:03:28 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:wL76u6GS9XBB3aPKzkJn4gPpgTxZWK8KQ11mwv+eKJLw+n9pffw7pLmHhMC2oG+0:hu6rYizOn4+poxZ381psHn9RIk9Xyp

Entry address:
0x54AD

Entry point:
E8, 40, 69, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 20, E0, 41, 00, E8, FD, 12, 00, 00, E8, 6C, 18, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, D3, 68, 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, AB, 32, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9354  (probably packed)

Code size:
94 KB (96,256 bytes)

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