» freeshortcutremover.exe
Overview
Analysis
File Details

freeshortcutremover.exe

Application

TsingSoft Co., Ltd

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application freeshortcutremover.exe, “Application Setup ” by TsingSoft Co. has been detected as adware by 7 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

Publisher:

Application Internet (signed by TsingSoft Co., Ltd)

Product:

Application

Description:

Application Setup

MD5:

6eace8d2fc76b74abb826f74c5df16d9

SHA-1:

2e36ea61f4da718c33b042d94a63361744061614

SHA-256:

051aedc27df438145fb5f69991faefc5fffb6ecb0679bdbf492c5b8d454134e4

Scanner detections:

7 / 68

Status:

Adware

Explanation:

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

Description:

This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:

5/5/2024 9:36:52 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

InstallCore

2016.0.3134

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.15419

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.DQT

21823

Dr.Web

Trojan.InstallCore.522

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.YV potentially unwanted (variant)

9.11498

herdProtect (fuzzy)

variant of freeyoutubehddownloader.exe

2015.7.21.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Trojan.Win32.Generic

39486

File size:

685.9 KB (702,376 bytes)

Product version:

3.3

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\freeshortcutremover.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

TsingSoft Co., Ltd

Authority:

GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:

3/5/2015 8:22:21 PM

Valid to:

3/5/2018 8:22:21 PM

Subject:

CN="TsingSoft Co., Ltd", O="TsingSoft Co., Ltd", L=北京, S=北京, C=CN

Issuer:

CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:

112102633BC98CD80F1FA21A171757061D95

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):

12288:jrmGIxDA2bI9FwQhuBMJzzCc21qlIVaevop/QJnKwQvD85NFUQVU0b9KBkYUyPDB:jrmhxEcGwUHzbTVz/aBuDXQj4bU+DFrL

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:

7.9019

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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