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Free Empty Folder Delete

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freeemptyfolderdelete.exe, “Free Empty Folder Delete Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH 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. 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 software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FreeEmptyFolderDelete Co., Ltd.   (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Free Empty Folder Delete

Description:
Free Empty Folder Delete Setup

MD5:
dcffc9483a8b6264efa794c514ee9059

SHA-1:
50b4229c272fb82bbbfd354ee48d199545f6dca1

SHA-256:
9aa64a725b07a4cd9521b58537d9c2736887e0e4bc791bc81a01b12db6da842a

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallMonetizer distribution platform to bundle adware.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:19:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallMonetizer.AF
8.9671

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer.V
14.4.21.14

File size:
492 KB (503,792 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2012 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TechEvolve GMBH, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TechEvolve GMBH, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

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:
50FF3D5C361AE9F52E4B0A3CF576C6EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:T/QiQPgIy3TbaOWH4+0qSiaooUxezNA76AJqV/hcPiVcLjd8VclbXCi/TuPzvHbm:7QiGgYOWY1ia7UAzB/97VWXRaTirkQI+

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:
7.9386

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file freeemptyfolderdelete.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/13/58/77/.../FreeEmptyFolderDelete.exe

http://www.emptyfolderdelete.com/FreeEmptyFolderDelete.exe

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