tk file explorer 2.4.exe

Download Helper

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application tk file explorer 2.4.exe by New IT Limited has been detected as adware 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 New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from rt4.getdownload.net.
Publisher:
New IT Limited  (signed and verified)

Product:
Download Helper

Version:
2, 3, 4, 0

MD5:
c9fc451c92ab864e1cae966ea58e38aa

SHA-1:
8b13f84f9854f50e4f7a7c2d0d4e21b200d51838

SHA-256:
e3eec58558b33a5ddc91e68e277ccd14571fab5ad80de67b12858689f0081ce2

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 11:28:23 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.NewIT.Bundler (M)
16.5.9.18

File size:
944.9 KB (967,536 bytes)

Product version:
2, 3, 4, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\tk file explorer 2.4.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/16/2012 11:16:05 AM

Valid to:
11/16/2013 9:30:34 AM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B2A165690BBAA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/31/2013 9:38:00 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:zCvEAIe3cdEl2Zg0gnW0X7X4sonr1Wqb1bqUXo529tVHP9pwgUVDT33rzzNedKE0:zfe3oEvGRWI0Gnl3UVP3zY

Entry address:
0xA5CE

Entry point:
E8, 8A, 43, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D...
 
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Entropy:
7.8125  (probably packed)

Code size:
91.5 KB (93,696 bytes)

The file tk file explorer 2.4.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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