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Fling

NCH Software

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Fling File Transfer”. This file is installed with the program Fling File Transfer.
Publisher:
NCH Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fling

Description:
Fling File Transfer

Version:
2.32+

MD5:
d5af4e7e8d5326ce007c046e893d8312

SHA-1:
743e6e6dfacada15d15f23812101a8f34c6d16be

SHA-256:
03fdca75287a9b646b58416ed39616c24d9a06c3eeae3c68a6ec102e3e6cd63c

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:
7/6/2025 12:15:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
17235

File size:
1.1 MB (1,157,168 bytes)

Copyright:
NCH Software

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\nch software\fling\fling.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
NCH Software

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/20/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/8/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=NCH Software, O=NCH Software, L=Canberra, S=Australian Capital Territory, C=AU

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6A560820FA3E9AD8E5411734B1D40AD5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/26/2013 6:01:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:JJXD0uBTdkA1eZP2oRRzGYWypBu+oaHkMhjX+a1MfG/s+kb:z0uBTdkXB2oRRKYHu+oykM1J1MfG/ib

Entry address:
0x8D2D2

Entry point:
E8, 06, 7E, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 56, 57, 33, F6, BF, 10, EC, 49, 00, 83, 3C, F5, 1C, B0, 42, 00, 01, 75, 1E, 8D, 04, F5, 18, B0, 42, 00, 89, 38, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, FF, 30, 83, C7, 18, E8, 84, 7E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 59, 59, 74, 0C, 46, 83, FE, 24, 7C, D2, 33, C0, 40, 5F, 5E, C3, 83, 24, F5, 18, B0, 42, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, F1, 53, 8B, 1D, 84, 13, 40, 00, 56, BE, 18, B0, 42, 00, 57, 8B, 3E, 85, FF, 74, 13, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 74, 0D, 57, FF, D3, 57, E8, 00, 28, 00, 00, 83, 26, 00, 59, 83, C6, 08, 81, FE, 38...
 
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Entropy:
6.4351

Service
Display name:
Fling File Transfer

Service name:
FlingService

Description:
Allows Fling File Transfer to run in the background if required.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file fling.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Fling File Transfer  by NCH Software
The software may bundle additional potentially unwanted toolbars. - "During installation of this download you will be given the option to install closely related programs from the NCH Software suite.
www.nchsoftware.com/fling/index.html
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