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filemenutools-install-carefully.exe

FileMenu Tools

LopeSoft

The application filemenutools-install-carefully.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 dl.cdn.chip.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
LopeSoft

Product:
FileMenu Tools

Version:
FileMenu Tools 6.5

MD5:
39d55d9f52570239ac7f80ea44fa3884

SHA-1:
165980f2623b4d73ff103f5a8d46c70b8fe54287

SHA-256:
ff212f523328f141bf29f6acff23e95d3b4b629e08e412e9967f888b0e9b639e

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 12:54:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AF
7.9091

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMonetizer.Bundle (M)
16.3.10.15

File size:
6.8 MB (7,174,652 bytes)

Product version:
FileMenu Tools 6.5

Copyright:
Copyright © 1998-2013, LopeSoft.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:97FrzxsUJpxv7nnYF0pRETMkyrMYyu7a0gKTK0o8X:9JrzxVJH7YS2THyrljTTK0o8X

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:
7.9973

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file filemenutools-install-carefully.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://dl.cdn.chip.de/downloads/.../FileMenuTools-setup_6.5.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/11/40/.../FileMenuTools-setup.exe

http://download.pcwelt.de/area_release/files/7B/9D/.../FileMenuTools-setup65.exe

http://www.lopesoft.com/.../FileMenuTools-setup.exe

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