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dsrsetup.exe

Keep-My-Search LTD

The application dsrsetup.exe by Keep-My-Search has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Yahoo! Search by Pay-By-Ads. This file is typically installed with the program Yahoo! Search by Pay-by-Ads Ltd which is a potentially unwanted software program. While running, it connects to the Internet address NY1WV3561 on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Pay By Ads LTD  (signed by Keep-My-Search LTD)

Version:
1.3.0.0

MD5:
10b2c9b29985f055af0b35f2bb13beb0

SHA-1:
9ab0af00a29c545496aac603bf0e2a5c81511a59

SHA-256:
1714faf5c494934048d44a79de74608ebe3881c1b5ec795a9e3ddb0758bf5a86

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
8/3/2025 9:35:03 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.64185
611

Arcabit
Trojan.Application.Strictor.DFAB9
1.0.0.425

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3089

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.64185
1.0.20.770

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.638
9.0.1.0160

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds
8.15.06.09.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.R potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11727

F-Prot
W32/S-fc5cdba2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor
11.2015-03-06_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.64185
15.6.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.204.16122

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Montiera
14.0.0.1942

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A
v2015.06.03.03

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Strictor.64185
16.0.0.462

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.PayByAds.2
11.20150609

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.06.03.03

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera.Installer
15.6.3.11

Sophos
PayByAds
4.98

File size:
446.8 KB (457,472 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\pay-by-ads\yahoo! search\1.3.26.12\dsrsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Keep-My-Search LTD

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/7/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
11/12/2015 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Keep-My-Search LTD, O=Keep-My-Search LTD, L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
087407E453FFF7E46DB51873975E63CB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/1/2015 8:50:52 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:DB+aJbEcbRlZgC0k1MG0gC6WO0EGIdRaXymss:WG0F6WO0EGIyXyP

Entry address:
0x36D2A

Entry point:
E8, 65, 84, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, B8, D9, FC, 43, 00, A3, E0, 43, 46, 00, C7, 05, E4, 43, 46, 00, CF, F3, 43, 00, C7, 05, E8, 43, 46, 00, 83, F3, 43, 00, C7, 05, EC, 43, 46, 00, BC, F3, 43, 00, C7, 05, F0, 43, 46, 00, 25, F3, 43, 00, A3, F4, 43, 46, 00, C7, 05, F8, 43, 46, 00, 51, FC, 43, 00, C7, 05, FC, 43, 46, 00, 41, F3, 43, 00, C7, 05, 00, 44, 46, 00, A3, F2, 43, 00, C7, 05, 04, 44, 46, 00, 2F, F2, 43, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, E8, 96, FF, FF, FF, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 05, E8, 53, 8F, 00, 00, DB...
 
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Entropy:
6.3534

Code size:
310 KB (317,440 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Yahoo! Search

Display publisher:
Pay-By-Ads

Uninstall string:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\pay-by-ads\yahoo! search\1.3.26.12\dsrsetup.exe" \uninstl


The file dsrsetup.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Yahoo! Search  by Pay-by-Ads Ltd
This is NOT associated with Yahoo. Pay-By-Ads' Yahoo! Search is an adware web browser application that displays banner ads as well as contextual link ads that are injected in the web page.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to NY1WV3659  (204.145.82.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to NY1WV3438  (204.145.82.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ny1wv3280.xglobe.net  (204.145.82.20:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to NY1WV3561  (204.145.82.26:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-6-91-196.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.6.91.196:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-19-155-137.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.19.155.137:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-34-199-132-228.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (34.199.132.228:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to aep9.com  (216.144.226.152:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-210-36-181.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.210.36.181:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to w01.ttms.eu  (46.105.156.71:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-215-51-19.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.215.51.19:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 93.76.211.130.bc.googleusercontent.com  (130.211.76.93:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 133.54.211.130.bc.googleusercontent.com  (130.211.54.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c4.3e.559e.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (158.85.62.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-71-87-48.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.71.87.48:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-85-74-94.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (52.85.74.94:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-west-2.amazonaws.com  (54.231.184.235:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1.amazonaws.com  (54.231.33.218:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ghs-vip-any-c992.ghs-ssl.googlehosted.com  (72.14.248.230:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-76-137-154.eu-west-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.76.137.154:80)

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