TNT2User.exe

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 TNT2User.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. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Findwide Toolbar by Freshy.
Publisher:
Freshy.com  (signed by Freshy)

Version:
2.0.0.1923

MD5:
657aaa377e0d03d5ae6b80fa9df89868

SHA-1:
537478924f61e8ca1ffcbacbcee7fdad901fc6f2

SHA-256:
523dd709606dda037b366621d6c1cb3ca7749e0b0b5ed6d151ce17834a5e0df1

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 7:03:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope (M)
16.8.16.12

File size:
844 KB (864,216 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1923

Copyright:
© Freshy.com All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
TNT2User.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1923\tnt2user.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

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

Valid to:
6/29/2016 1:59:59 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:
12/31/2014 1:29:32 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TMZ1uhHecnFFdkplAeQLA6qg/k0bRsHjQm6+2qCzLx3B+:TMZ1uh+CdhLHs0iDbQx3B+

Entry address:
0x39B4B

Entry point:
E8, 2C, 9D, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 70, 08, 47, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, 21, 62, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 01, DA, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Code size:
332.5 KB (340,480 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Findwide Toolbar

Display publisher:
Freshy

Uninstall string:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1923\tnt2user.exe" \uninstall partner=11147


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