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ContentExplorer Uninstaller

Lake Ventures LLC

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application uninstall.exe, “ContentExplorer Uninstall” by Lake Ventures 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
ContentExplorer.net  (signed by Lake Ventures LLC)

Product:
ContentExplorer Uninstaller

Description:
ContentExplorer Uninstall

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
90d22459ee06ccdce148a113c5acbb4d

SHA-1:
bd376687b10dc7e72a41f90087af9af79b647c23

SHA-256:
0549386b2a205cbeb15a29c58fef59aa54bdd1c290bd37062603b9b3dd52fbdc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

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:
12/25/2024 6:58:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.14.7

File size:
127.7 KB (130,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
uninstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\contentexplorer\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lake Ventures LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2013 8:22:44 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 8:22:44 PM

Subject:
CN=Lake Ventures LLC, O=Lake Ventures LLC, L=Aliso Viejo, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B14BBCA37F140

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 2:00:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1E50E

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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