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powersoundeditorfree.exe

TechEvolve GMBH

The application powersoundeditorfree.exe by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 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:
cfd18dbaeb9d79c2693ea8ac4084643c

SHA-1:
a020e1845145d5d5de0e1c260c0bfbc0febf2956

SHA-256:
e5d4b5e6b6649dd62f2a5292773501e4eabb81fb36fe97c002d3d3f9b37d500e

Scanner detections:
13 / 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 5:37:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/InstallCore.Gen9
7.11.187.236

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.InstallCore
4.0.3.14127

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.11
9.0.1.0341

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.QW (variant)
8.10758

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/InstallCore
12/7/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.185.14085

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.12.07.09

McAfee
Artemis!CFD18DBAEB9D
5600.6924

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20141207

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.TechEvolveGMBH.U
14.12.7.9

Sophos
Generic PUA KA
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1120
7.2.341

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
34982

File size:
699.2 KB (716,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TechEvolve GMBH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/16/2012 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/17/2015 2:59:59 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 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZHvp6rqO/yU0W85sW1BoGgV5Y0ZrrTAI3wzC926YwoOYxaIRGPJUbjnk/R4:ZHvUrJyUQWgoLhwzCzAOvqoJoYR4

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:
7.8962

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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