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file_to_run551616.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application file_to_run551616.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2cga0idq39sb9.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
043ce6f378ea6f2c62574ea3ebb71137

SHA-1:
1e4d4bb14076e8f3ae2fc7ab8457fee72fa40ca4

SHA-256:
d43c4ef6bf3c659725d3c5b95524fcd5102cdd3a342ce6b0c73d129902350292

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 7:13:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Adwareplugin
v2014.01.16.09

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.R
14.8.8.0

File size:
2.3 MB (2,387,312 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\file_to_run551616.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/6/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc., O=Search Safer Inc., L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US, PostalCode=94107, STREET=665 3rd st, STREET=suite 150, SERIALNUMBER=5189473, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A9503052352494760E64F027ED81BDA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:EuQiAdY4m8ueLuIXcpulvwxpQBanr3UOkaLuIXXpeaWkMq:EIAdY4nXLTcKs8anr3L7LTX3qq

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9955

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file file_to_run551616.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d2cga0idq39sb9.cloudfront.net/.../updater12.exe

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