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DesktopSearchService.exe

Desktop Search

Unique Solutions

The application DesktopSearchService.exe, “DesktopSearch Service” by Unique Solutions has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “DesktopSearch”.
Publisher:
Unique Solutions  (signed and verified)

Product:
Desktop Search

Description:
DesktopSearch Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
f418a3baddd475a0ce0a7ba839920448

SHA-1:
aaf93ceb8e3824d3a8847cae1fa78f996dea7703

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/14/2024 2:06:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.23.23

File size:
2.9 MB (3,001,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Unique Solutions 2016

Original file name:
DesktopSearchService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Desktopsearch\desktopsearchservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Unique Solutions

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/2/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/2/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Unique Solutions, O=Unique Solutions, L=St. Michael, S=St. Michael, C=BB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
08542CBC5EBA458272B1E2830494BD6C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/23/2016 12:41:26 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:f/XIAumN8GkTRpRlE2Pct/I7ST2xgBz5NXewBWvbHPeDgKb+Iu+g9v5+0JrALorO:XXIXmGGG9/mT2+Bz5NZBWi0eujv5PRrO

Entry address:
0x2DCA2E

Entry point:
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Entropy:
7.9997

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
2.9 MB (2,993,152 bytes)

Service
Display name:
DesktopSearch

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
Winmgmt CryptSvc


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