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The adwcleaner.exe (AdwCleaner) File Analysis

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adwcleaner.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name adwcleaner.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Scanner Version 1.0.225.174
Database Version 2025-09-23 11:00:25 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
9,616,736
File Size (bytes)
2025-09-23
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
4000173a13eece0ea8dddbf351a1421f
SHA1
519b12c34997e9c56c549dcb711830b72ed7ac10
SHA256
51c60064386161329ed74f862b7ccdb008e13ad0195465f7c48754ad2320bced
SHA512
aa83de5c995a45a1ab5e7f66e085c2b30030a8973fcf6bbd13dcbbec52d1a4b7cb71c20fc7608a8a3cdea35d14ecc83306098454c0ed0fdc66b240401faf6c87
ImpHash
41a72e20c89811f7b335dacf0ec0e932

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 3d4e8cce45e130542c29fd593453d391
Fuzzy: e3a5e9f0998cd847ce83305df1bacd1a
dHash: 715258e97261ad09
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x01d2a730
Compilation Time 2025-08-19 14:18:04
Checksum 0x009315e6 (Actual: 0x009315e6)
OS Version 6.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Digital Signature OK
Imports 27 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 11 Resources
Sections 3 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Malwarebytes
FileDescription AdwCleaner
FileVersion 8.6.0.613
InternalName AdwCleaner
LegalCopyright Copyright 2025 Malwarebytes
LegalTrademarks1 All Rights Reserved
LegalTrademarks2 All Rights Reserved
OriginalFilename AdwCleaner.exe
ProductName AdwCleaner
ProductVersion 8.6.0.613
Translation 0x0409 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
UPX0 0x00001000 17,010,688 bytes 0 bytes 0.00 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_UNINITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE D41D8CD98F00B204E9800998ECF8427E
UPX1 0x0103a000 9,379,840 bytes 9,377,280 bytes 8.00 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 9621BF8644C2ED0D71BD5724F60A9B8D
.rsrc 0x0192c000 126,976 bytes 126,976 bytes 5.12 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 26FF34D10A1FD0A257FB8696E1CDCAD9
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with high entropy (≥7.5) detected - possible packing/encryption

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 11 (1,280,711 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
BINARY 2 1,157,041 bytes
90.3%
RT_ICON 6 121,647 bytes
9.5%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 90 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 888 bytes
0.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,045 bytes
0.1%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product AdwCleaner
Description AdwCleaner
File Version 8.6.0.613
Original Name AdwCleaner.exe
Signing Date 02:36 PM 08/19/2025 (144 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Malwarebytes Inc; DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Counter Signers DigiCert SHA256 RSA4096 Timestamp Responder 2025 1; DigiCert Trusted G4 TimeStamping RSA4096 SHA256 2025 CA1; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Internal Name AdwCleaner
Copyright Copyright 2025 Malwarebytes

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

OK

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