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uninst.exe

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The application uninst.exe by PC Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program WindeskWinsearch 1.0 by PCSoftware.
Publisher:
PC Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
76ec4c1f39c10ea779f24a16ffb5593b

SHA-1:
774c687c1daf15b3d06ce469404e4c822c1a06f7

SHA-256:
64018f6f585a05640431d7d5cc0eabd3dcc20ce390a8439244993ba4b2e329c2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 5:39:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PCSoftware.Installer (M)
16.2.7.17

File size:
59.9 KB (61,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\windeskwinsearch\uninst.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PC Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/10/2014 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/11/2015 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PC Software, O=PC Software, STREET=5655 Silver Creek Valley Road, L=San Jose, S=CA, PostalCode=95138, C=US

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

Serial number:
00FFFC8D338C67107439C065EF8036902F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:FpgpHzb9dZVX9fHMvG0D3XJHgkidWELeAyNlITCaJY40ri:3gXdZt9P6D3XJHJOteAbFY

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.5940

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
WindeskWinsearch 1.0

Display publisher:
PCSoftware

Display version:
1.0

Uninstall string:
C:\Program Files (x86)\WindeskWinsearch\uninst.exe


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