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tidynetwork005.exe

TidyNetwork

This is part of the Tidy Network web browser add-in that will inject double underline text-link ads in the browser (may be identified by 'Tidy Network advertisements'). The application tidynetwork005.exe by TidyNetwork has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘TidyNetwork.com’. This file is typically installed with the program TidyNetwork.com which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Tidy Network  (signed by TidyNetwork)

Version:
2.0.0.1171

MD5:
87640902afb65fd423905e2603e8cd3b

SHA-1:
c1d91aa3f38a486430dfe6f9e15bef3a87d4e044

SHA-256:
1ad03bda86fcca2bc2281391d3acc9cb0e2fda886c28e98ab87bc9c593a976df

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects in-text advertising within the web browser.

Analysis date:
7/18/2025 7:40:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoAtoms.TidyNetwork (M)
15.12.23.21

File size:
197.4 KB (202,088 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1171

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2012 Tidy Network

Original file name:
tidynetw.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tidynetwork.com\tidynetwork005.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
TidyNetwork

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/1/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=TidyNetwork, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=TidyNetwork, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

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:
73BCDD4C3C34A0BE5932E4A0E110E394

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/16/2012 2:28:54 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:wJVCrn/G6RnkRrNakmjzDWUIn4IPRfgtYOv48OrtdtLK1:wJM/G2kRwdI48IWOA1rv9s

Entry address:
0x85AD

Entry point:
E8, BA, 55, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 66, 0F, EF, C0, 51, 53, 8B, C1, 83, E0, 0F, 85, C0, 75, 7F, 8B, C2, 83, E2, 7F, C1, E8, 07, 74, 37, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 66, 0F, 7F, 01, 66, 0F, 7F, 41, 10, 66, 0F, 7F, 41, 20, 66, 0F, 7F, 41, 30, 66, 0F, 7F, 41, 40, 66, 0F, 7F, 41, 50, 66, 0F, 7F, 41, 60, 66, 0F, 7F, 41, 70, 8D, 89, 80, 00, 00, 00, 48, 75, D0, 85, D2, 74, 37, 8B, C2, C1, E8, 04, 74, 0F, EB, 03, 8D, 49, 00, 66, 0F, 7F, 01, 8D, 49, 10, 48, 75, F6, 83, E2, 0F, 74, 1C, 8B, C2, 33, DB, C1, EA, 02...
 
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Entropy:
6.8088

Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
TidyNetwork.com

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tidynetwork.com\tidynetwork005.exe"


The file tidynetwork005.exe has been discovered within the following program.

TidyNetwork.com  by TidyNetwork.com
From the Terms of Service - "By accessing the Sites and downloading the Software, you hereby grant the Company permission to display promotional information, advertisements, and offers for third-party products, offers or services (collectively “Advertisements”) from Company’s advertising partners (collectively “Partners”).
www.tidynetwork.com
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to services.tidynetwork.com  (96.126.104.111:80)

 
http://services.tidynetwork.com/general/ping.php?tidyaction=tidyinstallbegin&tidyversion=5&tidyos=NT-Platform&tidyguid={...}&tidysourcetype=tidy&tidycompany=TidyNetwork.com&tidysourceid=

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to files.tidynetwork.com  (69.16.175.10:80)

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