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deftabupdate.exe

Search Results, LLC

The application deftabupdate.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 and verified)

Version:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
12c5ca727d2b61d418d1719ffcbaaa47

SHA-1:
3db5df79934d4c8d9063e0fee4f0926425913c61

SHA-256:
361b93e7fdf67d8f3102403de8e97d8f18441668fdc7d09753dc7439e11fc4a3

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:
4/23/2024 11:53:53 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchResults (M)
16.1.24.11

File size:
1.2 MB (1,294,944 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\dtsa2c\deftabupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Results, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2014 6:59:59 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:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ynfPfhznYRa+Mt7006BBrOKdFtYOVYXC4YnYbz/UivLF2HhO/v2P/0RSlANJ:ynPRYRW4zBBSK/t/VYXpYnYbz/UiJ2B4

Entry address:
0x1A014

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, A1, CC, BB, 41, 00, C6, 00, 01, B8, 2C, 9F, 41, 00, E8, EE, C0, FE, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 6D, A1, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B8, 84, A1, 41, 00, E8, 4A, DA, FE, FF, A2, 3C, DB, 41, 00, E8, B8, FA, FF, FF, 84, C0, 0F, 84, EE, 00, 00, 00, E8, CB, F4, FF, FF, 84, C0, 0F, 84, E1, 00, 00, 00, B8, 54, DB, 41, 00, BA, 98, A1, 41, 00, E8, C4, A3, FE, FF, 68, AC, A1, 41, 00, FF, 35, 40, DB, 41, 00, 68, C4, A1, 41, 00, FF, 35, 4C, DB...
 
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Entropy:
7.9608

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
101 KB (103,424 bytes)

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