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virusremovaltool.exe

Security Stronghold LLC

The application virusremovaltool.exe by Security Stronghold has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The installer uses the InstallMonetizer platform which will donwload and install adware toolbars and other potentially unwanted software offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.go-remove-malware.com.
Publisher:
Security Stronghold   (signed by Security Stronghold LLC)

MD5:
042582f6e6911e894df1c8a0e000565b

SHA-1:
6fc3707418ad1497f657a1038b57964508f9e243

SHA-256:
de95a26c9b0108f604738e2b184b123691423b5787874414980a6e0437fbb90c

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 9:41:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallMonetizer
4.0.3.141121

ESET NOD32
Win32/SecurityStronghold (variant)
8.10757

McAfee
Artemis!042582F6E691
5600.6940

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SecurityStronghold.Q
14.11.21.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1028
7.2.325

File size:
3.1 MB (3,252,288 bytes)

Product version:
build_1.0.0.142_rev_3678_date_12:22:42 09-09-14

Copyright:
Copyright © 2003-2014 Security Stronghold

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Security Stronghold LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/14/2013 9:55:31 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2014 3:49:56 PM

Subject:
E=manager@securitystronghold.com, CN=Security Stronghold LLC, O=Security Stronghold LLC, L=Astrakhan, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121ACD1A0DCFFA94069288588DCC5FFCF18

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 3:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:ujkQMbq+e273RJx4RixfRsB4YnZEUGP2squ:iuunELxuipOEUGP2sF

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9975

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file virusremovaltool.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.go-remove-malware.com/.../VirusRemovalTool.exe

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