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SlimCleaner-setup.exe

SlimCleaner

Slimware Utilities, Inc.

The setup for the Slimware 'PC optimization' product may present the user with unwanted offers or may be installed as part of a bundled offer. The application SlimCleaner-setup.exe, “SlimCleaner Setup Wizard” by Slimware Utilities has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from software.thaiware.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
SlimCleaner

Description:
SlimCleaner Setup Wizard

Version:
1.3

MD5:
6f8a4f1b7ec0ea07b0f77d418cb647a2

SHA-1:
c4206c0f4fcbd894d00bfc836b99b391ad2c0d62

SHA-256:
e4425d952d0c7ef1d575f51450ca96dcac038732215a3cac2e0921595c83d43f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 1:02:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SlimWare.Optional.Installer.Meta (L)
16.2.13.13

File size:
1014.3 KB (1,038,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.3

Copyright:
Copyright SlimWare Utilities, Inc. 2011-2012

Original file name:
SlimCleaner-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\slimcleaner-setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Slimware Utilities, Inc.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/4/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/5/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Slimware Utilities, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Slimware Utilities, Inc.", L=Ocean Springs, S=Mississippi, 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:
396592A759309A28F5D983A5A376DA47

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/29/2014 3:02:33 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:F68UGK5aLrl+DAaHcPQ7k2Ff6oQWOfy2nD:FCV5KAF7k2Ff6oCD

Entry address:
0x2DB93

Entry point:
E8, ED, 77, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 70, FD, 45, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 6D, 78, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 04, 66, 8B, 08, 40, 40, 66, 85, C9, 75, F6, 2B, 44, 24, 04, D1, F8, 48, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 57, 33, FF, 3B, C7, 74, 47, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, F2, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, A2, 7D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 29, 39, 7D, 10, 74, E0, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, CD, 52, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, D7, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 0C, 79, 00...
 
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Code size:
292 KB (299,008 bytes)

The file SlimCleaner-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 8 URLs.

http://software.thaiware.com/download_url.php?id=11718

http://dw.uptodown.com/dwn/w6rjQNr5KoU2VM2GxexZ1w529RcBUkriGpcRywiKaQpSlC1ftcNX8afV6iyQkfsW58Z5V7W1DlTd-mil9W1tmibYlYFNQwkpPaRmNZ7qB6Qwrck1mhAFq7O3dGG2n81L/bGtVFkwYtpUh-uulCkfXPXtdqN7xvL42RONSeiucf-cArhGiq4PJrkeP0JjLVXQGDLUrAu09DObAIYbTxK0Mo23VLyQEdshj9xdm1ZDn3NtbjgjdKjbyTDSWC6YhdUGa/.../

http://download.informer.com/.../slimcleaner-setup.exe

http://slimcleaner.software.informer.com/.../

https://pogoplug.com/s/abWHFm6qaRY/.../data?sttoken=Il4uG8FKSgEAACGWM11U7fDLe9km7wXuwXcbYlGcLuDjajNX

http://dl.filehorse.com/win/cleaning-and-tweaking/.../SlimCleaner-4.0.30878.55015.exe

http://www.slimcleaner.com/.../SlimCleaner-setup.exe

http://www.downloadcrew.com/?act=software.download&id=24884&t=1400442398&c=422a7fcfdef434eefce8aae658e67311ebdcbbc3

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-88-31-83.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.88.31.83:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-22-126-171.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.22.126.171:80)

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