What is tips_03.exe?

tips_03.exe is part of ???? according to the tips_03.exe version information.

tips_03.exe's description is "????"

tips_03.exe is digitally signed by ????????????.

tips_03.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected tips_03.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on tips_03.exe:

PropertyValue
Product name????
File description????
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018 ?? ?? .Inc
Product version2019.1.6.10
File version2019.1.6.44

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

Product name????
File description????
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018 ?? ?? .Inc
Product version2019.1.6.10
File version2019.1.6.44

Digital signatures [?]

tips_03.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer name????????????
Certificate issuer nameGlobalSign Extended Validation CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G3
Certificate serial number6a6be88415f6e0cbeca34324

VirusTotal report

38 of the 64 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the tips_03.exe file. That's a 59% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Ad-Aware Trojan.Agent.DNXW
AhnLab-V3 Adware/Win32.AdLoad.R252840
ALYac Trojan.Agent.DNXW
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Downloader]/Win32.AdLoad
Arcabit Trojan.Agent.DNXW
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
AVG Win32:Trojan-gen
Avira TR/Dldr.Adload.dwlko
BitDefender Trojan.Agent.DNXW
Comodo Malware@#2mb58rrk3igzs
Cyren W32/Trojan.DKRJ-4249
DrWeb Trojan.AdLoad.86
eGambit Unsafe.AI_Score_99%
Emsisoft Trojan.Agent.DNXW (B)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/TrojanDownloader.Adload.NTV
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Dldr.Adload.dwlko
Fortinet W32/Adload.NTV!tr.dldr
GData Trojan.Agent.DNXW
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Adload
Jiangmin Trojan.Agent.bvxx
K7AntiVirus Trojan-Downloader ( 0053ad151 )
K7GW Trojan-Downloader ( 0053ad151 )
Kaspersky Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.xxypcb
Malwarebytes Trojan.Downloader
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee GenericRXGX-RS!6FC9E0D56DF3
McAfee-GW-Edition GenericRXGX-RS!6FC9E0D56DF3
Microsoft TrojanDownloader:Win32/Adload
MicroWorld-eScan Trojan.Agent.DNXW
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.AdLoad.fmjhee
Panda Trj/Genetic.gen
Rising Downloader.Adload!8.D1 (CLOUD)
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
TrendMicro-HouseCall TROJ_GEN.R002C0DAO19
VBA32 TrojanDownloader.Adload
VIPRE Trojan.Win32.Generic!BT
Yandex Trojan.DL.Adload!8O+gCGOijus
ZoneAlarm Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.xxypcb
38 of the 64 anti-virus programs detected the tips_03.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "kernel32",
        "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
        "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
        "api-ms-win-appmodel-runtime-l1-1-1",
        "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0",
        "ext-ms-win-kernel32-package-current-l1-1-0"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1599187986.578125,
        "ppid": 376
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\71e47cdfbc0611f548390fb141506a8332f799628a860828a68109b9cfeeb652.bin",
        "process_name": "71e47cdfbc0611f548390fb141506a8332f799628a860828a68109b9cfeeb652.bin",
        "pid": 2436,
        "summary": {
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32",
                "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1",
                "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1",
                "api-ms-win-appmodel-runtime-l1-1-1",
                "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0",
                "ext-ms-win-kernel32-package-current-l1-1-0"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1599187986.96875,
        "ppid": 1664
    }
]

Signatures

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        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
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                "ioc": "D:\\\u00e5\u008e\u00bb\u00e7\u00a7\u0080\u00e7\u00bd\u0091\u00e7\u00bb\u009c\\VS\\FreeAppMod\\Bin\\ShowXXWnd.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
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        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)",
        "severity": 1,
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                "category": "section",
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                "description": null
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        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
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    {
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        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
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        "references": [],
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    {
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        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
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        "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": 662,
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        },
        {
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            "dport": 5355,
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        },
        {
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    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "252045608a95bcab265b3ad63eecac17d61b4369fb5615c845cf55c6dd64e418",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "d759d7321455160a691b3db26fb4bbd972ee713c90f4ac0cb42c323a0c1a4157",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

tips_03.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove tips_03.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the tips_03.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that tips_03.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 tips_03.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the tips_03.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 tips_03.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\tips_03.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the tips_03.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If tips_03.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If tips_03.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If tips_03.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 tips_03.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
MD56fc9e0d56df36415f7375f73bb652a93
SHA25671e47cdfbc0611f548390fb141506a8332f799628a860828a68109b9cfeeb652

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to tips_03.exe:

tips_03.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

tips_03.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 - tips_03.exe. This program is not responding.

tips_03.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

tips_03.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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Please share with the other users what you think about this file. What does this file do? Is it legitimate or something that your computer is better without? Do you know how it was installed on your system? Did you install it yourself or did it come bundled with some other software? Is it running smoothly or do you get some error message? Any information that will help to document this file is welcome. Thank you for your contributions.

I'm reading all new comments so don't hesitate to post a question about the file. If I don't have the answer perhaps another user can help you.

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