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Software Program

TechEvolve GMBH

The application freeemptyfolderdelete.exe, “Software Program Setup ” by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.emptyfolderdelete.com.
Publisher:
Internet Application   (signed by TechEvolve GMBH)

Product:
Software Program

Description:
Software Program Setup

MD5:
e04289259de80c1a9cbead063c689d8f

SHA-1:
b33072045dd00b6c4afc98bd1b53355289f1f87a

SHA-256:
2757fcb608d6e5bb2a4647d22130ca137f04add42f47567a23ea36dbebaf9f6a

Scanner detections:
15 / 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 9:13:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.InstallCore
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCo.TR
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150318

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15318

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.InstallCore.DWA
22250

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.151
9.0.1.077

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.WT potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 12fdb87ed9dcfde1ce80fabc3a593e570bbff1a5a669d734694d6a144c688120
2015.6.24.7

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.InstallCo
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.204.16042

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150318

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.Installer
15.3.18.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Malware-Cryptor.InstallCore.gen
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
40596

File size:
652.6 KB (668,272 bytes)

Product version:
5.6

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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 12:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:09xGDfN4vk2qZGNRXtX5Xg1jmE8VpQG+2mzSqQ4m8zbGeQPyEx1:09xmlYLqZGNHpgtf8Gzxm8z6zPyg1

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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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 URL.

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

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