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powersoundeditorfree.exe

TechEvolve GMBH

The application powersoundeditorfree.exe by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 11 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.free-sound-editor.com.
Publisher:
TechEvolve GMBH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a45a06c28c2cccf6f7467da32997bc77

SHA-1:
64dda1da0c64d9b07b90ad739d6a94c02b1f671c

SHA-256:
d4d77ef11c4e7625246e790deeae162179e3dff5e0b3c3b5c89f31e61e2b766f

Scanner detections:
11 / 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:
8/19/2025 5:35:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen7
7.11.177.164

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.15426

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QC (variant)
9.10506

F-Prot
W32/InstallCore.AC.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of allfreeisoburner.exe
2015.7.27.10

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.183.13642

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2015.04.26.05

McAfee
Artemis!A45A06C28C2C
5600.6783

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150426

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Installer.TechEvolveGMBH
15.4.26.13

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
33634

File size:
666.2 KB (682,160 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/15/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2015 5:59:59 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 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:UyvpbJYO+X7lFr1hQDvzMV5Zt6Lcq3aCMruJoK4SHkQO3LszXk:UyvVOOAH6DvzMVcABBS3iLIk

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8806

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file powersoundeditorfree.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.free-sound-editor.com/PowerSoundEditorFree.exe

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