uninstall.exe

SimpleFiles Installer

New Monte Inc

The application uninstall.exe by New Monte Inc has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the SimpleFiles installer. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Update Service SimpleFiles by http://www.simple-files.com. This program installs potentially unwanted software on your PC at the same time as the software you are trying to install, without adequate consent.
Publisher:
New Monte Inc  (signed and verified)

Product:
SimpleFiles Installer

Version:
1, 0, 385, 1

MD5:
c41a443ed2d4f5800aca135383b3aa9a

SHA-1:
709bb7667a91c70141d2de5146d27f7b7b6f41b2

SHA-256:
828942fccd82fba5e06a6c3d1219850c9ab60ad013117d15bdef8f7ac7472a4f

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 3:48:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.24
523

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Downloader
2014.12.19

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen4
7.11.188.116

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150830

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3001

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.24
1.0.20.1210

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10330
9.0.1.0242

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.24
8.15.08.30.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/ExpressDownloader.K potentially unwanted application
9.7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/A-8e7708c5
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-30-08_1

G Data
Gen:Variant.Kazy.463192
15.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Expressdownloader
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.195.14978

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Downloader
v2015.08.30.08

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!6D20A2563B38
5600.6657

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.193.2708.0

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.24
16.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.dedwnb
0.28.2.61721

Norman
Gen:Variant.Kazy.512603
11.20150830

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.30.08

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Blisbury.NewMonte.Bundler (M)
15.8.30.20

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.15828

Sophos
PUA 'Go For Files'
5.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4783941
35088

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Black.Win32.27465
2.0.0.2149

File size:
3.8 MB (4,021,224 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright http://simple-files.com (C) 2014

Original file name:
SimpleFilesInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
SimpleFiles

Language:
English

Common path:
C:\Program Files\simplefilesupdater\uninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
12/2/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/6/2016 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=New Monte Inc, O=New Monte Inc, L=Mahe, S=Seychelles, C=SC

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0EF12F8AD3F2DFB7CD5C8F46FEE59C5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2014 4:28:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:rrXT2GrBasNvXsxL9/Kv9QDI2sSKnJzzFiX8iy:rTTfr8sJ8jYGs1J0y

Entry address:
0x7611C2

Entry point:
9C, 9C, E9, 56, 8F, 07, 00, 56, C7, 44, 24, 04, 0F, F8, AE, 51, 88, 1C, 24, 60, C7, 44, 24, 20, 78, EA, 9A, 12, 9C, 66, C7, 44, 24, 04, 3C, 72, 9C, 8D, 64, 24, 28, E9, C9, 9F, 07, 00, 5C, 94, EB, F0, A5, C2, 50, CA, F5, EA, 1C, B7, FB, 53, BE, 9B, 71, 68, 30, A8, 05, 5A, 50, 0D, 03, DB, 12, EA, 15, B2, 5C, 10, B0, A8, 53, 95, 7D, B0, 63, 0A, C7, 8A, A7, 23, 8E, 48, D1, 8D, 8C, 27, 19, 35, CB, 64, 78, 83, 7F, 1D, E3, 4A, CC, A5, 9C, 7E, 24, DB, 63, A2, 30, C4, DC, B3, 58, C1, 3C, 62, 19, 43, 1A, D8, 73, 6C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9326  (probably packed)

Code size:
968.5 KB (991,744 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Update Service SimpleFiles

Display publisher:
http://www.simple-files.com

Display version:
15.14.47

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\SimpleFilesUpdater\Uninstall.exe"


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