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powersoundeditorfree.exe

TechEvolve GMBH

The application powersoundeditorfree.exe by TechEvolve GMBH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 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:
4d81fbf04c16ab03b676f05763c1ed6e

SHA-1:
be39e2501040ca02b697cdbb7abdd25ae95c4a66

SHA-256:
44fb9d1ae633a1af2d744d9d249266e4c1fbf75c3447ebecb2194c97c0d0832e

Scanner detections:
8 / 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 5:45:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.InstallCore.11
9.0.1.0154

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.RX (variant)
9.10794

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.186.14161

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2015.06.03.06

McAfee
Artemis!4D81FBF04C16
5600.6745

Norman
InstallCore.CERT
11.20150603

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.Installer.Meta
15.6.3.14

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore
35204

File size:
699.3 KB (716,064 bytes)

Product version:
1.5

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\powersoundeditorfree.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):
12288:I2BQptmyntdwTiim3Ki1ujuQO5PVdX6mB90g+Wiczr31oqRKvvXlxhx3N59UWdID:IqQXmGkTir3VoWPVdXD7EcnkVl3N59UZ

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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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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