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IEClearCache.exe

IEClearCache

Rational Thought Solutions

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application IEClearCache.exe by Rational Thought Solutions has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Rational Thought Solutions)

Product:
IEClearCache

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
75f41b4d28cee8c1ee5ad151ba2ee0f1

SHA-1:
9e6fb91fb4c4437737ead7a0dc653f4e8897f8b1

SHA-256:
07e16865f6047f4d1ff80de02ada9ffac921d5cf1d3292ee4e0b69f72fde52f7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 5:03:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
17.3.11.5

File size:
29 KB (29,680 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2014

Original file name:
IEClearCache.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\qafhwab\ieclearcache.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Rational Thought Solutions

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
1/23/2015 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/24/2016 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Rational Thought Solutions, O=Rational Thought Solutions, L=St. James, S=St. James, C=BB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
00B81C1C4DB6AD87B9B581116F115E4C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2015 10:48:02 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x718E

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

Code size:
20.5 KB (20,992 bytes)

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