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TNT2User.exe

eShield

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 eShield 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 eShield Browser Security by eShield.
Publisher:
eShield  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.0.0.2065

MD5:
703cc4ed9a3b48ab7e0682960fdff3b1

SHA-1:
78102451143ca89019ac9e17c42b1dd0ce2e8513

SHA-256:
84f120034db7f347bd4690d15c908d640b31b670c1e8f8d09e943abdca8a330f

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 11:07:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope (M)
17.1.1.21

File size:
1.7 MB (1,781,760 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.2065

Copyright:
© Eshield 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\2.0.0.2065\tnt2user.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
eShield

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=eShield, O=eShield, 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:
3FB390EC6E5B675E625C0B342989627A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/16/2016 4:23:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

Entry address:
0x418E0

Entry point:
E8, 7F, A5, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 3C, 0B, 47, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, 68, 64, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 4C, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 5C, D9, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 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:
341 KB (349,184 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
eShield Browser Security

Display publisher:
eShield

Uninstall string:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.2065\tnt2user.exe" \uninstall partner=11433


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