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taskfree.exe

AnVir Software

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This is installed with AnVir Task Manager Free. The file has been seen being downloaded from software-files-a.cnet.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
AnVir Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
49df5ab75808d6e85ebd00e737cf7798

SHA-1:
721dccc2fa0a4388b1ea604e8835901e2a298b67

SHA-256:
d309592c933ec42a5de3649a59820b192f6b0c267b3d8135b1105d1461ddbeb8

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:26:15 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
6.6 MB (6,876,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AnVir Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/26/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/26/2014 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AnVir Software, O=AnVir Software, STREET=29 Altaiskaya ul., L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=107589, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
6BA3E1478E3A2F8975212409D192880E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2011 6:21:33 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:vgIubnaZT33YsH6/xzyyQ46DNV5SMJ8prNl:IvuImmzyyQ46HQMGl

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9978

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

The file taskfree.exe has been discovered within the following program.

AnVir Task Manager Free  by AnVir Software
Publisher's description - “AnVir Task Manager Free provides convenience by offering all of its features in a single interface. It saves money because users won't have to buy multiple packages to perform a family of related tasks.”
www.anvir.com
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The file taskfree.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://software-files-a.cnet.com/s/software/12/98/24/.../taskfree.exe

http://d.computerbild.de/downloads/.../taskfree.exe

http://www.anvir.com/.../taskfree.exe

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