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winuninstaller_setup.exe

Special Uninstaller

Ideakee Inc

The application winuninstaller_setup.exe, “Special 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. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.2-uninstall.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
http://www.specialuninstaller.com/   (signed by Ideakee Inc)

Product:
Special Uninstaller

Description:
Special Uninstaller Setup

MD5:
45f8d11b9e39c2c96e62879209bfcd6f

SHA-1:
b2342daaab44a7abb6536ad69e6247a0dedb88e0

SHA-256:
6d7dbe86f9063e3d5a9c765eaba338bfec8ae566c85ab04bbf1903b5bd551eeb

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:
11/25/2024 12:34:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.U
14.4.1.17

File size:
3.9 MB (4,109,744 bytes)

Product version:
2.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ideakee Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/18/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/19/2013 7:59:59 PM

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:
00BCB072086DF6A3229C9893EE4873CDFA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2011 9:16:50 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:HZ1oGnFzprGKQZXCLD2SFdrkfvl4pr8Z0GdqM09fHTUfAfvot:HZ2eyKoXCLD2SFdrkfN4puxwRfHTUfAa

Entry address:
0x16478

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, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9875

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

The file winuninstaller_setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

http://www.2-uninstall.com/2-uninstaller.php?id=9

http://howtouninstallguides.com/SpecialUninstaller_setup.exe

http://www.2-uninstall.com/SUninstaller.exe

http://www.2-uninstall.com/2-uninstaller.php?id=7

http://www.windowsuninstaller.org/WinUninstaller_Setup.exe

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