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MasterToolsTray.exe

MasterTools

Shield Apps

The application MasterToolsTray.exe, “MasterTools Update Manager” by Shield Apps has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘CommonToolkitTray_MasterTools’.
Publisher:
ShieldApps  (signed by Shield Apps)

Product:
MasterTools

Description:
MasterTools Update Manager

Version:
4.0.122.0

MD5:
967285ee676d04b4863afdf49c4c7ca2

SHA-1:
84cdd1c6aa33221af03a59616135ff2f715a21fd

SHA-256:
9fe54c12df3d55df5cbf93a5c3ba726f43af90e070682e60f6898b537f98bbad

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 12:47:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.2.5.18

File size:
1.4 MB (1,481,784 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.122.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) ShieldApps 2012. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
MasterToolsTray.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mastertools\tray\mastertoolstray.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shield Apps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/24/2012 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2013 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shield Apps, O=Shield Apps, STREET="5042 Wilshire blvd #18607", L=Los Angeles, S=California, PostalCode=90036, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00F905A195D3B1CCF823462D6C5EEECD72

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/13/2013 12:42:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:/vMdoyGKj8CUwcPZuvOfSKX+i4q9eOI8KER9f695n:/vMbjh9cPZuvK+Hq9eOjKE769p

Entry address:
0x7FEE1

Entry point:
E8, 87, A4, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 0A, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 63, 45, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, DF, FF, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 33, DB, 39, 5D, 0C, 75, 1D, E8, 28, 07, 00, 00, 53, 53, 53, 53, 53, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, B6, DE, FF, FF, 83, C4, 14, 83, C8, FF, EB, 69, 8B, 45, 08, 3B, C3, 74, DC, 56, FF, 75, 14, 89, 45, E8, FF, 75, 10, 89, 45, E0, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 45, E0, 50, C7, 45, EC, 42, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, E4, FF, FF, FF...
 
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Code size:
893 KB (914,432 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
CommonToolkitTray_MasterTools

Command:
C:\Program Files\mastertools\tray\mastertoolstray.exe


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