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findwide-tb10499.exe

TNT2

FindWide

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application findwide-tb10499.exe by FindWide 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 Tightrope WebInstall installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
FindWide  (signed and verified)

Product:
TNT2

Description:
Setup program

Version:
2.0.0.1534

MD5:
9694f183efb2aeff5343a2e1226da1ef

SHA-1:
be9a0be88cc8fcc4541d237b05a27ca30a755583

SHA-256:
b89667921d68c47ab7f4c10ed5c32643fa03969d95707a3c5b565ea806f2a9ce

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:05:27 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.FindWide.Bundler (M)
16.6.22.1

File size:
1.1 MB (1,161,984 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1534

Copyright:
© Findwide All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
ToolbarInst.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\2\findwide-tb10499.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
FindWide

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=FindWide, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=FindWide, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
77A7F86399C7BD73854873DA281178E9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/27/2013 3:31:06 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:WU1jPtMwAXM1zI4kNivMG3ZV5P1w6j59dPxmho0D:hjVDaM1pM0D/jbdP0LD

Entry address:
0x3F9D

Entry point:
E8, 12, 73, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 60, BD, 41, 00, E8, 4D, 07, 00, 00, E8, A6, 20, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A5, 72, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 65, 5B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9124  (probably packed)

Code size:
87.5 KB (89,600 bytes)

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