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DefaultTabStart.exe

DefaultTab Search

Search Results, LLC

The application DefaultTabStart.exe by Search Results has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Search Results LLC.  (signed by Search Results, LLC)

Product:
DefaultTab Search

Version:
1.2.4.0

MD5:
d28d9e6d8be7e28370daea172ca5537b

SHA-1:
7f39a9269fedba46568ba3458f94c3487f4af340

SHA-256:
99a8844f3fb49775118fd7b0ef201dd6e44fd37bde86f3de4f44634817ad8734

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:58:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchResults (M)
15.8.13.15

File size:
118.1 KB (120,976 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.4.0

Copyright:
Search Results LLC. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
DefaultTabStart.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\defaulttab\defaulttab\defaulttabstart.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Results, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Search Results, LLC", O="Search Results, LLC", STREET="2751 Hennepin Ave S #252", L=Minneapolis, S=MN, PostalCode=55405, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B6815DF3B6D64839E008D65B53EF0170

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/2/2012 8:05:32 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:Zcjv43QuAs+HyRPeiZQAkkyfKfZdNi7q669I4HydHUX5FsYOUX03QtJW7h9O:ZcjHuAsu+PDQLCFz8UfnOs03AJWC

Entry address:
0x7101

Entry point:
E8, E7, 59, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 6F, 71, 40, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 93, C0, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, FD, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 41, 04, 64, 8B, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.4321

Code size:
74 KB (75,776 bytes)

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