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The AdwCleaner (AdwCleaner) File Analysis

Updated 8 months ago
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aw.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name aw.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Scanner Version 1.0.194.174
Database Version 2024-10-24 23:00:25 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
9,234,944
File Size (bytes)
2024-10-24
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
72ecfa9f1e0a69e61867d99e0b8bae9e
SHA1
dec0ac8c275264d1271f6c6dc5be7f2589402e86
SHA256
61652dae83b0a793705d48f771fa366b6aa6be6807f75f8b75245d29cb7ab451
SHA512
53ad24f20c5f21d27d11dce4a84f7e740c0395c8a3f1cc21cf253dd763d8c7c0717647d408cde5d11beed6f0b50ba7e541eadeb49c1de89088381f42bb513b9f
ImpHash
ce19733876047c750ffb545c4d8f7b00

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 3d4e8cce45e130542c29fd593453d391
Fuzzy: e3a5e9f0998cd847ce83305df1bacd1a
dHash: 715258e97261ad09
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x01c56600
Compilation Time 2024-10-23 14:59:52
Checksum 0x00000000 (Actual: 0x008d4974)
OS Version 6.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Digital Signature No valid SignedData structure was found.
Imports 20 libraries
Exports 0 functions
Resources 11 Resources
Sections 3 Sections

Version Information

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CompanyName Malwarebytes
FileDescription AdwCleaner
FileVersion 8.5.0.574
InternalName AdwCleaner
LegalCopyright Copyright 2024 Malwarebytes
LegalTrademarks1 All Rights Reserved
LegalTrademarks2 All Rights Reserved
OriginalFilename AdwCleaner.exe
ProductName AdwCleaner
ProductVersion 8.5.0.574
Translation 0x0409 0x04e4

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
UPX0 0x00001000 16,412,672 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 0x00fa8000 9,109,504 bytes 9,106,944 bytes 8.00 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE CD751990D66738868256B73A660236B6
.rsrc 0x01858000 126,976 bytes 126,976 bytes 5.13 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 2744B6C62D0368A43AEDC07E74A16072
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 11 (1,282,406 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
BINARY 2 1,158,044 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 1,737 bytes
0.1%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product AdwCleaner
Description AdwCleaner
File Version 8.5.0.574
Original Name AdwCleaner.exe
Internal Name AdwCleaner
Copyright Copyright 2024 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

No valid SignedData structure was found.

Recommendation: Verify the file source and ensure it comes from a trusted publisher.

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Proactive Protection
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