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Software Removal Tool.exe

5519_cmi_istartpageing

Thinknice Co. Limited

The file Software Removal Tool.exe, “Software Removal Tool” by Thinknice Co. Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from 113.171.224.215 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Software Removal Tool  (signed by Thinknice Co. Limited)

Product:
5519_cmi_istartpageing

Description:
Software Removal Tool

Version:
7.0.1.17

MD5:
cc0791137c1eb490a09726d40cbc5d58

SHA-1:
9b2c94a395a0cc65c679eaec15447f54504ddc01

SHA-256:
73f99ce8a5bffc31f58e7efdb7353038ffe0e768e8ee9c1223a08cfcda74d77b

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.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 8:05:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Thinknice.ThinkniceCo (M)
16.1.11.15

File size:
301.6 KB (308,888 bytes)

Product version:
7.0.1.17

Copyright:
Software Removal Tool

Original file name:
Software Removal Tool.exe

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\nsu8b7d.tmp

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Thinknice Co. Limited

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/11/2016 5:11:53 PM

Valid to:
10/26/2016 10:09:29 AM

Subject:
CN=Thinknice Co. Limited, O=Thinknice Co. Limited, L=香港, S=香港, C=HK

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EA71CE9AA02FCB71E233D6DC728A4404

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2015 2:09:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:I+CV1frI66UKGdrhiUYEHEtP9LfFxG2iE5/6lmdKAbzJ/pgTZMZ+USMhcgSxrn7J:I+OdvFMHGCKNnX

Entry address:
0x1FD79

Entry point:
E8, 88, 81, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 10, E0, 43, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, 94, 1F, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, 10, E0, 43, 00, FF, 15, 10, 01, 43, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 10, E0, 43, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 18, 01, 43, 00, 53, E8, 41, D2, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, 30, E1, 43, 00, 7C, D8, 5B, 83, 3E, 00, 74, 0E, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 75, 08, FF, 36, FF, 15...
 
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Entropy:
6.1889

Code size:
187 KB (191,488 bytes)

The file Software Removal Tool.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://113.171.224.215/.../cmi_istartpageing.exe

http://113.171.224.166/.../cmi_istartpageing.exe

http://d2drfrdurj6mvo.cloudfront.net/.../cmi_istartpageing.exe

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