uninstaller_setup.exe

Max Uninstaller

Ideakee Inc

The application uninstaller_setup.exe, “Max Uninstaller Setup ” by Ideakee Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.uninstallerfix.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
http://www.maxuninstaller.com/   (signed by Ideakee Inc)

Product:
Max Uninstaller

Description:
Max Uninstaller Setup

MD5:
2b388cc256ded84600d2388a063590be

SHA-1:
e78f5024c6be4a3a6546dec81ad04fb1cb85e0c6

SHA-256:
d196288b386fbe16f83f9a9388269794fb3b654cbc89441aab9a8382d00432c1

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:
1/13/2025 12:31:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.Ideakee.R
14.12.7.6

File size:
4.5 MB (4,753,200 bytes)

Product version:
3.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\uninstaller_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/11/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/11/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ideakee Inc, O=Ideakee Inc, STREET="1104# Asphodel Pavilion,Hengxiang Garden 18 LIjiangRoad", L=Guilin, S=Guangxi, PostalCode=541004, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00BFB37ABE3F235073942F877A67382940

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 9:58:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:zSJyOxOyvuPigdHrCRMJjTITua5QV9L8Z+QMBVM+ma:MyeOyvuaCWCBTSc8sQWVxma

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file uninstaller_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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