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ContentExplorer Uninstaller

Application Genius, LLC

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application uninstall.exe, “ContentExplorer Uninstall” by Application Genius 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. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program ContentExplorer by ContentExplorer.net.
Publisher:
ContentExplorer.net  (signed by Application Genius, LLC)

Product:
ContentExplorer Uninstaller

Description:
ContentExplorer Uninstall

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
6190351be5ba213cf3589fee14a912d7

SHA-1:
a0b86461defebd7aca6724c56fcbbd46726b7fed

SHA-256:
b17054e48a84557ea0116d9c6d7f2ef85c96a3b24bc8b2063d09fdacca6f94db

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:
5/17/2024 1:15:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.11.9

File size:
127.7 KB (130,744 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

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Application Genius, LLC

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/30/2014 5:32:38 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2016 2:07:38 PM

Subject:
CN="Application Genius, LLC", O="Application Genius, LLC", L=Walnut, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
629B575CD8F3186B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/28/2015 8:45:48 PM

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:
6.5572

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

Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
ContentExplorer

Display publisher:
ContentExplorer.net

Display version:
8.4

Uninstall string:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\contentexplorer\uninstall.exe


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