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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.
Publisher:
ContentExplorer.net  (signed by Application Genius, LLC)

Product:
ContentExplorer Uninstaller

Description:
ContentExplorer Uninstall

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
193ce53b558384e634475bc774217301

SHA-1:
bbc93d8d5f4c1ef3067aa0c3c7f4c2ac2fe76b51

SHA-256:
2291b2c8269a3fbb23151eb517b24f640efc90199fb6a1175a341cb848710fb6

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 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:
5/17/2024 1:32:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
17.3.16.10

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

Language:
Language Neutral

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 6:32:38 PM

Valid to:
12/29/2016 3:07:38 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:
2/7/2015 5:30:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x1E50A

Entry point:
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Entropy:
6.5567

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

Code size:
113.5 KB (116,224 bytes)

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