What is Tips2_5.exe?

Tips2_5.exe is part of ??? according to the Tips2_5.exe version information.

Tips2_5.exe's description is "???"

Tips2_5.exe is digitally signed by ????????????.

Tips2_5.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected Tips2_5.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on Tips2_5.exe:

PropertyValue
Product name???
File description???
Internal nametips
Original filename???
Legal copyrightCopyright 2010-2016
Product version1.2.0.3
File version1.2.0.3

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product name???
File description???
Internal nametips
Original filename???
Legal copyrightCopyright 2010-2016
Product version1.2.0.3
File version1.2.0.3

Digital signatures [?]

Tips2_5.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer name????????????
Certificate issuer nameVeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA
Certificate serial number3f05e026377bbd578771839c20708edd

VirusTotal report

46 of the 67 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the Tips2_5.exe file. That's a 69% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Gen:Variant.Application.Kuzitui.8
AhnLab-V3 PUP/Win32.KuaiZip.R259810
Antiy-AVL RiskWare[Downloader]/Win32.KuziTui
Arcabit Trojan.Application.Kuzitui.8
Avast Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
AVG FileRepMalware
Avira PUA/KuaiZip.Gen
BitDefender Gen:Variant.Application.Kuzitui.8
Bkav W32.HfsAdware.2489
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Mauvaise.SL1
ClamAV Win.Malware.Kuzitui-6803867-0
Comodo ApplicUnwnt@#1zq6vwhvo6btr
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
Cybereason malicious.832ceb
Cyren W32/Application.IKCY-2798
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Emsisoft Gen:Variant.Application.Kuzitui.8 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/KuaiZip.B potentially unwanted
F-Secure PotentialRisk.PUA/KuaiZip.Gen
FireEye Generic.mg.81a5195832ceb419
Fortinet Riskware/KuaiZip
GData Gen:Variant.Application.Kuzitui.8
Invincea heuristic
Jiangmin Downloader.KuziTui.cd
K7AntiVirus Adware ( 004f26a71 )
K7GW Adware ( 004f26a71 )
Kaspersky not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.KuziTui.gen
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee Adware-KZip
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.AdwareKZip.th
Microsoft PUA:Win32/KuaiZip
MicroWorld-eScan Gen:Variant.Application.Kuzitui.8
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.KuziTui.fkeqkf
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising PUF.KuaiZip!8.2F40 (CLOUD)
SentinelOne DFI - Malicious PE
Sophos KuaiZip (PUA)
SUPERAntiSpyware PUP.KuaiZip/Variant
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_FRS.VSN02K18
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Encoder
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
ViRobot Adware.Kuzitui.1777152.B
Yandex PUA.KuziTui!
Zillya Tool.Kuzitui.Win32.10
ZoneAlarm not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.KuziTui.gen
46 of the 67 anti-virus programs detected the Tips2_5.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\crypt32",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\crypt32\\DebugHeapFlags",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\DisableImprovedZoneCheck",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\Security_HKLM_only"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32.dll",
        "wininet.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1584906785.375,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\7d1cf57dc9b583f5bcd981350a7e72bdb9b0c4e76fb9c641fc6c1681a78ed8f8.bin",
        "process_name": "7d1cf57dc9b583f5bcd981350a7e72bdb9b0c4e76fb9c641fc6c1681a78ed8f8.bin",
        "pid": 2436,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\CurrentControlSet\\Services\\crypt32",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\services\\crypt32\\DebugHeapFlags",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\DisableImprovedZoneCheck",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Policies\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Internet Settings\\Security_HKLM_only"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32.dll",
                "wininet.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1584906785.71875,
        "ppid": 2724
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 12,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a4138",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a4138",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a4138",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a4138",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a4138",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000468"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_MENU",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a45f0",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000001c"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_MENU",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a45f0",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000001c"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_DIALOG",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a460c",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000114"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_STRING",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a4720",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000030"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ACCELERATOR",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a4750",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000010"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_GROUP_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a4760",
                "filetype": "MS Windows icon resource - 5 icons, 256x256",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000004c"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_VERSION",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001a47ac",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000240"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0787711143493652,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3346,
            "time": 3.032386064529419,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3674,
            "time": 1.0245590209960938,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4002,
            "time": 3.042656898498535,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4330,
            "time": 1.5913898944854736,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4658,
            "time": -0.09588408470153809,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4986,
            "time": 1.5757911205291748,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11456,
            "time": 1.0577960014343262,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 15648,
            "time": 3.125701904296875,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "2798abb714d71ecf8aab959da0ec1b9eca8233e5b688c24858adff46ae1e45d2",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "c16eec2774322c3e1bf4ac4f5c74e755a7315ccb99313df7727be44fdb89f769",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

Tips2_5.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove Tips2_5.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the Tips2_5.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that Tips2_5.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

  1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
  2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate Tips2_5.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the Tips2_5.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate Tips2_5.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\Tips2_5.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the Tips2_5.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If Tips2_5.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If Tips2_5.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If Tips2_5.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
  8. Restart your computer.
  9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that Tips2_5.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD581a5195832ceb4199af08ba00a930cb4
SHA2567d1cf57dc9b583f5bcd981350a7e72bdb9b0c4e76fb9c641fc6c1681a78ed8f8

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to tips2_5.exe:

tips2_5.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

tips2_5.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.

??? has stopped working.

End Program - tips2_5.exe. This program is not responding.

tips2_5.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

tips2_5.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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