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TNT2User.exe

Freshy

This is a component of the Tightrope WebInstall, a setup program that bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application TNT2User.exe by Freshy has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Search.us.com by Freshy. This file is typically installed with the program Search.us.com by Freshy which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
TNT2  (signed by Freshy)

Version:
2.0.0.1049

MD5:
78654bd30a5267732ae146bd73d49dcc

SHA-1:
4e40b4d38b7cb8c4fe341f3a7296d4fec4623869

SHA-256:
e5d73f46d697c00c7a237ee74fe7905c36712a4853bb0f705c743136dc2bef5c

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.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 11:02:30 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Freshy (M)
16.6.28.3

File size:
286.3 KB (293,192 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1049

Copyright:
All rights reserved.

Original file name:
TNT2User.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1049\tnt2user.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freshy

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/28/2011 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/28/2013 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Freshy, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Freshy, 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:
3FE2E83B02F14E8E282304CFC46C3524

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/5/2012 12:45:50 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:XX5Hf8GexLgchHF+ReQev+6Ur6DHWB9yVJVKQB62SbWWCNYAv9rXI9bDPbR:XX5HfVkLQwUg49yVJVKQ82ak39rXub

Entry address:
0x1C5D0

Entry point:
E8, 98, 60, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, C7, 01, EC, D3, 42, 00, E9, 81, 2F, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, EC, D3, 42, 00, E8, 6E, 2F, 00, 00, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, E2, E1, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08, 51, 52, E8, 07, 14, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, C0, 74, 04, 33, C0, EB, 24, F6, 06, 02, 74, 05, F6, 07, 08, 74, F2, 8B, 45, 10...
 
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Entropy:
6.4553

Code size:
160 KB (163,840 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Search.us.com

Display publisher:
Freshy

Uninstall string:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.1049\tnt2user.exe" \uninstall partner=10253


The file TNT2User.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Search.us.com  by Freshy
The Search.US Toolbar (My.Search.Us) is a Freshy powered toolbar for Intenet Explorer and Firefox.
search.us.com
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