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TNT2User.exe

eShield

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application TNT2User.exe by eShield 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 Tightrope WebInstall installer. This file is typically installed with the program eShield Browser Security by Search.us.com which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

TNT2User.exe

Publisher:

eShield (signed and verified)

Version:

2.0.0.2065

MD5:

bd2c2006a7eb6e430b175b9489d40d10

SHA-1:

b15ea4440f5982e4c241827afba313f5236cd9a5

SHA-256:

f5e1bfdee32d2ba8fa27b55083e27352a4ca23e5035d3b479bc54afeb611fa39

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Adware

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.

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:

5/13/2024 10:12:34 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Tightrope (M)

16.12.22.23

File size:

651.2 KB (666,832 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.0.2065

Original file name:

TNT2User.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

Tightrope WebInstall

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.2065\tnt2user.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

eShield

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

7/22/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/22/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=eShield, O=eShield, L=SAN FRANCISCO, S=California, C=US

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

3FB390EC6E5B675E625C0B342989627A

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/16/2016 4:23:59 AM

OS version:

5.1

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

12.0

Entry address:

0x418E0

Entry point:

E8, 7F, A5, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 3C, 0B, 47, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, 68, 64, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 4C, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 5C, D9, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC... 
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Code size:

341 KB (349,184 bytes)

Windows Firewall Allowed Program

Name:

tnt2

The file TNT2User.exe has been discovered within the following program.

eShield Browser Security by Search.us.com

This toolbar will install a Search.us.com web browser home page and search page hijacker.

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