What is UninstallStub.exe?

UninstallStub.exe is part of SlimWare Uninstall Stub and developed by SlimWare Utilities, Inc. according to the UninstallStub.exe version information.

UninstallStub.exe's description is "SlimWare Uninstall Stub"

UninstallStub.exe is digitally signed by Slimware Utilities Holdings, Inc..

UninstallStub.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\' folder.

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

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VirusTotal report

2 of the 71 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the UninstallStub.exe file. That's a 3% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
DrWeb	Program.Unwanted.4783
VIPRE	BehavesLike.Win32.Malware.wsc (mx-v)

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\25a599d1b8ae92207e4d703d1f4046d41ddfca248bc62e872cadca2589fb350c.bin",
        "process_name": "25a599d1b8ae92207e4d703d1f4046d41ddfca248bc62e872cadca2589fb350c.bin",
        "pid": 2420,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1586746385.609375,
        "ppid": 1268
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1586746385.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Checks if process is being debugged by a debugger",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "system",
                    "status": 0,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "last_error": 0,
                    "nt_status": -1073741515,
                    "api": "IsDebuggerPresent",
                    "return_value": 0,
                    "arguments": {},
                    "time": 1586746385.671375,
                    "tid": 2460,
                    "flags": {}
                },
                "pid": 2420,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 37
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "checks_debugger"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "D:\\Dev\\app-uninstall-stub\\bin\\Release\\UninstallStub.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

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,
            "time": 6.151482820510864,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3246,
            "time": 6.114404916763306,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3574,
            "time": 4.136405944824219,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3902,
            "time": 6.126572847366333,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4230,
            "time": 4.639918804168701,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4558,
            "time": 2.975472927093506,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4886,
            "time": 4.651302814483643,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 9362,
            "time": 4.157495975494385,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 13554,
            "time": 6.213293790817261,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "f450961f4631dd67bb018a62ae7a4cf254fd506a837bfeb0f9bda6304a4febec",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "eb2caa6c3004ffc9e7152bef03ad97c8c3a2b2f47c6d92e4cdecad41aeff735f",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

UninstallStub.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove UninstallStub.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the UninstallStub.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that UninstallStub.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.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate UninstallStub.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the UninstallStub.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 UninstallStub.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   c:\users\%USERNAME%\appdata\local\temp\UninstallStub.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the UninstallStub.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If UninstallStub.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If UninstallStub.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If UninstallStub.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 UninstallStub.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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