adwcleaner.exe

AdwCleaner from Xplode is a free application designed to search for and remove adware such as browser toolbars and other potentially unwanted programs and specifically targets software that is bundled with free programs that you download from the web. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.bleepingcomputer.com and multiple other hosts.
Version:
3.0.1.8

MD5:
54db2b8c60f04c5ade6d711d47eaba75

SHA-1:
de7df3ff47cc606e16f515abe7bca086f3b84f0b

SHA-256:
211cbcc220312224429ac386c567140b746dbff43d98a3860db66b934a174097

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 1:00:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1025
7.2.29

File size:
1.1 MB (1,166,132 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
French (France)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2012 10:32:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WthEVaPqLLddnxgk8pY1C2IsIt9ws7GkyIs6/zV5:eEVUcLddt1wq367

Entry address:
0xCFE90

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, F7, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
268 KB (274,432 bytes)

The file adwcleaner.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 50 URLs.

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/71f356d9df52002b3e0ef02c64300f88/52fbe75b/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/7e3b06dd8a298cf4ae43d2dcf7086ecd/52f5c55c/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/69b2f2ee86f082b9031720e725086d0f/5252e3af/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/0841e521fc4ac0c31c9e2bc375c51852/52fa9088/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/cdb7f271576b60c19edf7dcd54b3e922/52f38641/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/3d9857d24fd2fb9bf2dbd12f320400ba/52febd17/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://r2.computerbild.de/exec/r2r.pl?m=w-cobi;u=http://d.computerbild.de/downloads/.../adwcleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/9954dcccac634b956bd28bca552638d5/52f7c8dd/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/34447c27c227e7261b8e9a9934b0d4e5/52f1ad0b/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/e866d33df36774a543e13b5d70c6833f/52fa47af/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://download1uk.softpedia.com/dl/969136181b6f66d34d5427c393c806a0/52fa71eb/100212632/software/.../adwcleaner.exe

http://telechargement1.pcastuces.com/temp6bs2/.../adwcleaner.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/feb884b4c59fe973879d8d0d793d3340/52fe885e/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

http://soft.archive2.clubic.com/files/4c30b2f77266ddaca590fa2fc6daa7b7/52f34cc0/.../adwcleaner_3-018_fr_430277.exe

http://download.bleepingcomputer.com/dl/60d26906d88c1efc524596127b26f734/52f733f1/windows/security/security-utilities/a/.../AdwCleaner.exe

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