TNT2User.exe

eShield

This is a component of the Tightrope WebInstall, a setup program that 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. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program TNT2-11467 Toolbar by Search.us.com.
Publisher:
eShield  (signed and verified)

Version:
2.0.0.2065

MD5:
7d4d37aee85e8913dd42668108edf81c

SHA-1:
b25901cc9b0a3178b81e22a220e83d5df17f194f

SHA-256:
a2bd49892ea6c5dcc8814440c2dde7321a43e50341f5be2c7d44c89246883802

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.

Analysis date:
5/13/2024 2:39:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope (M)
17.1.29.1

File size:
651.2 KB (666,832 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.2065

Copyright:
© Eshield All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
TNT2User.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/22/2014 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/22/2017 4:29:59 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 6:53:59 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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Entropy:
6.5522

Code size:
341 KB (349,184 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
TNT2-11467 Toolbar

Display publisher:
Search.us.com

Uninstall string:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\tnt2\2.0.0.2065\tnt2user.exe" \uninstall partner=11467


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