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WindowsTools.exe

WindowsStandardTools

Freemium GmbH

The application WindowsTools.exe by Freemium GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Freemium GmbH)

Product:
WindowsStandardTools

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
73c2e5865fbad7b2e82b2936775ac002

SHA-1:
1ac7d9ddaf10ec5f381e626b2dff3d89d35d8a5d

SHA-256:
c23a09ded75aaac4847f7e4e26e5ed0b8b622197f6e8c3ea5574a3e7430059c6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/19/2024 4:32:54 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Covus.FreemiumGmbH (M)
15.6.20.20

File size:
256.4 KB (262,504 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2010

Original file name:
WindowsTools.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\freemium\free system utilities\windowstools.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Freemium GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/13/2012 9:34:07 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2013 9:34:07 AM

Subject:
CN=Freemium GmbH, O=Freemium GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121252CF10F5361359FEF99CB5B54F17E94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/2/2013 9:58:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:DBP96AsCWSD5jvNIPcDRPYCfEsQA7ynQAm7dUYPaw2HtP+0:DBP96AsCWQ5jviqJvQAeQAidxiwqtm0

Entry address:
0x3BCA7

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3995

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

Code size:
231.5 KB (237,056 bytes)

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