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Free Audio Editor 2015

Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd

The application freeaudioeditor-cnet.exe, “Free Audio Editor 2015 Setup ” by Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
FAE Distribution, Inc.   (signed by Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd)

Product:
Free Audio Editor 2015

Description:
Free Audio Editor 2015 Setup

MD5:
b2c13c61a7425c4780004483b47189a8

SHA-1:
14310c532b3c58effe79c39e392052045482700e

SHA-256:
1061230f557946c8e4ce8d34def4196a9751bc81fe257fc6a60ce08ddc3ef567

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:59:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.BeijingQingchuanglianxiangTechnologyCo.Installer.Meta (M)
16.1.13.21

File size:
7.6 MB (7,938,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\freeaudioeditor-cnet.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/10/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/10/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd, O=Beijing Qingchuanglianxiang Technology Co Ltd, STREET="1901,Moma Building, No.199 Chaoyangbei Road,", L=Chaoyang, S=BeiJing, PostalCode=100027, C=CN

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00E5F50EB929935434546FDDE8F49FCB1E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 3:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:bSBsMpXQYdAF87/nQgyMNftBUpGYDSznn/kc4XXqIcCe:luqKIpMF2+Lz4XaIcCe

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9995

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file freeaudioeditor-cnet.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

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&onid=2170&oid=3001-2170_4-10809742&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=mp3audio/audio&topicbrcrm=&pid=14486641&mfgid=6306411&merid=6306411&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=354a729136bfa795ff59459e&viewguid=cKjdUYF45Osuy8FLokNGgiv2h9E8O2QPbm0m&destUrl=http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/48/66/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

&onid=2170&oid=3001-2170_4-10809742&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=mp3audio/audio&topicbrcrm=&pid=14486641&mfgid=6306411&merid=6306411&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=022eaec7d0e890badc33f267&viewguid=azebMtPiWHA@rGa2aFP@qkPC95mvLpnKU1Hl&destUrl=http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/48/66/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

http://files.downloadnow-2.com/s/software/14/48/66/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

http://free-audio-editor.com/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

&onid=2170&oid=3001-2170_4-10809742&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=mp3audio/audio&topicbrcrm=&pid=14486641&mfgid=6306411&merid=6306411&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=db11cddd94dd29a3c20904c3&viewguid=aqNHZ5gfg9sicKX73YwJbc9M2z4rn9nD4fPp&destUrl=http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/48/66/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/14/48/66/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

&onid=2170&oid=3001-2170_4-10809742&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=mp3audio/audio&topicbrcrm=&pid=14486641&mfgid=6306411&merid=6306411&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=36e0bdc81aa82c6ecbfa30f7&viewguid=aPoOZ7LbkFGUNx1O1dnMNi66LPrn24Gp6o-H&destUrl=http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/48/66/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

&onid=2170&oid=3001-2170_4-10809742&rsid=cbsidownloadcomsite&sl=en&sc=us&topicguid=mp3audio/audio&topicbrcrm=&pid=14486641&mfgid=6306411&merid=6306411&ctype=dm&cval=NONE&devicetype=desktop&pguid=289c8022baeb2c536ec7b514&viewguid=aYtuUeaFXwxlx759xVg2Ei3d45L@sQWn0JGI&destUrl=http://free-audio-editor.com/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

http://files.downloadnow.com/s/software/14/48/66/.../FreeAudioEditor-CNET.exe

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