googledesktopsearchbar-setup.exe

The application googledesktopsearchbar-setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from dw.cbsi.com.
MD5:
8f53fae20d8292b362025c750a3cdb54

SHA-1:
b2a64815107986673303b615238fccc9f11aa19a

SHA-256:
02d0c502ee5a58f509ab5fddefa48b9c4d1c0684b4da63af2f697c759794dead

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 8:05:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.Vittalia.81
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/DownloadAdmin.G potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

File size:
608.1 KB (622,737 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\googledesktopsearchbar-setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/22/2012 2:07:51 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:fXNRmR4TUPiaOP/SYG25CHFpJfMwp71q4OVNx6fRWH5Gw:fX44UDOS20vtMwZ1BENx8WZH

Entry address:
0x333B

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, B0, 73, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 88, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 3C, 42, 00, E8, 2C, 25, 00, 00, 53, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, A3, C0, 3B, 42, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 53, 68, 43, 74, 40, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 38, 74, 40, 00, 68, C0, 33, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 24, 00, 00, FF, 15, BC, 70, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 57, E8, 0B, 24, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9404

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file googledesktopsearchbar-setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

Remove googledesktopsearchbar-setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security