removal-tool.exe

Security Stronghold LLC

The application removal-tool.exe by Security Stronghold has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.besttechtips.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Security Stronghold   (signed by Security Stronghold LLC)

MD5:
2f636974e2f1ed664f5cbd5fec2385ca

SHA-1:
aa8fb61cbc60dc4a32c223dcc6eb2e566df5f7a9

SHA-256:
14ef009333631a29fc16f7ea2c4a1bf7b6c553d40d5c5f35b2f79e41ed683641

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 3:56:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.SecurityStronghold.M
14.4.10.9

File size:
3.1 MB (3,250,240 bytes)

Product version:
build_1.0.0.155_rev_3434_date_12:01:28 10-04-14

Copyright:
Copyright © 2003-2014 Security Stronghold

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/14/2013 8:55:31 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2014 2:49:56 PM

Subject:
E=manager@securitystronghold.com, CN=Security Stronghold LLC, O=Security Stronghold LLC, L=Astrakhan, C=RU

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

Serial number:
1121ACD1A0DCFFA94069288588DCC5FFCF18

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:z9OkEcCVQWl2ugm8T88ljk8sR1yeNFflmGZm4MqLL72lz5JEbkyW3WDwDiU0dFDA:pOkBKPU5mJ0mysS4mzOb/DbzD80/o

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 removal-tool.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 18 URLs.

http://www.besttechtips.org/.../StormAlertsRemovalTool.exe

http://www.besttechtips.org/.../ContentExplorerRemovalTool.exe

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