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defaulttabsearch.exe

The application defaulttabsearch.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a windows Service named “DefaultTabSearch”. While running, it connects to the Internet address 94.31.29.248.IPYX-077437-ZYO.above.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
MD5:
0d09addfc23e3042798dcb6fe559eab5

SHA-1:
ba36abe7b8446f3ea98a075f158e5e95236005fa

SHA-256:
b26cfca12bdd00343cd050c060dd8e8780b7f0b2e533a8a5ebe2acf0b48c81e5

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:50:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Service.Q
188163

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.DefaultTab (variant)
7.9124

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DefaultTab
v2013.12.24.12

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.Service
15.4.21.11

File size:
560.5 KB (573,952 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\defaulttab\defaulttabsearch.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/11/2013 9:45:52 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:OrLQGDM2YR+RwyaUhkUz699luIP/bURHlSTxjH3//SF:OrkGDM2YU7aYHzs7U9gTxjSF

Entry address:
0x5FF7D

Entry point:
E8, 63, D7, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3...
 
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Code size:
483 KB (494,592 bytes)

Service
Display name:
DefaultTabSearch

Type:
Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 94.31.29.248.IPYX-077437-ZYO.above.net  (94.31.29.248:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 94.31.29.128.IPYX-077437-ZYO.above.net  (94.31.29.128:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 224-124-232-198.static.unitasglobal.net  (198.232.124.224:80)

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