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ContentExplorer Uninstaller

Lake Ventures LLC

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application uninstall.exe, “ContentExplorer Uninstall” by Lake Ventures 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 Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
ContentExplorer.net  (signed by Lake Ventures LLC)

Product:
ContentExplorer Uninstaller

Description:
ContentExplorer Uninstall

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
dcc8a77f73f3fe314210cfc442ca1a1e

SHA-1:
2ecb67738a0451c6068121ddce3eee45bf895109

SHA-256:
9501c4481ff80578bbcebc25d214a2b8645bbeb6f89cd6a13c665f868c935b60

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:01:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.5.7

File size:
127.7 KB (130,800 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013

Original file name:
uninstall.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\contentexplorer\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lake Ventures LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/17/2013 5:22:44 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2014 5:22:44 PM

Subject:
CN=Lake Ventures LLC, O=Lake Ventures LLC, L=Aliso Viejo, S=California, C=US

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:
2B14BBCA37F140

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2014 7:30:48 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1E50E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.5620

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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