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The adwcleaner.exe (AdwCleaner) File Analysis

Technical Analysis

File Name adwcleaner.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Scanner Version 1.0.186.174
Database Version 2024-09-05 18:00:20 UTC

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
8,790,880
File Size (bytes)
2024-09-05
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
f0cb04ad4c15fba31532eb922fa6de6f
SHA1
097d5c12eae63ba6f9e7791aa4d65c6dddb4bce9
SHA256
91068efbef44f8ceedbbbdfeea8959633c4ecc9100c3ba08b2603d7c5d59ac22
SHA512
5ada7baa49edc7ad430f1e242b0fb648018b25dda7466059b2c963f95881de0be867e0237fc4fca997ad420c2c6a42c39db0a9e0242c58ac02b6a575388f0848
ImpHash
2f7dc2efdae50d3a11477df7f7104560

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: 3d4e8cce45e130542c29fd593453d391
Fuzzy: e3a5e9f0998cd847ce83305df1bacd1a
dHash: 715258e97261ad09
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x01a06b80
Compilation Time 2024-03-04 11:34:36
Checksum 0x0086b9ce (Actual: 0x0086b9ce)
OS Version 6.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (console) Intel 80386, for MS Windows, UPX compressed
Digital Signature OK
Imports 2 libraries
KERNEL32, ntdll
Exports 0 functions
Resources 11 Resources
Sections 3 Sections

Version Information

CompanyName Malwarebytes
FileDescription AdwCleaner
FileVersion 8.4.2.0
InternalName AdwCleaner
LegalCopyright Copyright 2024 Malwarebytes
LegalTrademarks1 All Rights Reserved
LegalTrademarks2 All Rights Reserved
OriginalFilename AdwCleaner.exe
ProductName AdwCleaner
ProductVersion 8.4
Translation 0x0409 0x04e4

PE Sections

Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
UPX0 0x00001000 14,610,432 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 0x00df0000 8,486,912 bytes 8,485,376 bytes 8.00 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 4C4A21FEB01E9192301FEA86D85D0AD4
.rsrc 0x01608000 126,976 bytes 125,440 bytes 5.12 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_WRITE 8CB094824F3EA8551674F25DF5AA202F
Entropy Analysis Alert

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

Resource Analysis

Total Resources: 11 (1,282,383 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
BINARY 2 1,158,037 bytes
90.3%
RT_ICON 6 121,647 bytes
9.5%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 90 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 872 bytes
0.1%
RT_MANIFEST 1 1,737 bytes
0.1%

Certificate Chain Analysis

Certificate Information
Product AdwCleaner
Description AdwCleaner
File Version 8.4.2.0
Original Name AdwCleaner.exe
Signing Date 11:41 AM 03/04/2024 (499 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Malwarebytes Inc.; Sectigo RSA Code Signing CA 2; USERTrust RSA Certification Authority; Sectigo (AAA)
Counter Signers Microsoft Public RSA Time Stamping Authority; Microsoft Public RSA Timestamping CA 2020; Microsoft Identity Verification Root Certificate Authority 2020
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

OK

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