IEHandler.exe

Computer Up-dater IE Handler

SafeApp Software, LLC

The application IEHandler.exe by SafeApp Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Computer Updater by SafeApp Software, LLC.
Publisher:
SafeApp Software, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Computer Up-dater IE Handler

Version:
1.00.0460

MD5:
6ebdf0b0042fe554753003b21204df31

SHA-1:
a96f2b0f957837fb761fefb6425fecf6c91cac03

SHA-256:
e1911217cefbef366d5506e7166f10c9f23786ac0944bc18a90833ec4983e5c9

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:
4/24/2024 3:51:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafeAppSoftware (M)
16.1.25.9

File size:
57.9 KB (59,280 bytes)

Product version:
1.00.0460

Copyright:
Copyright 2010-2011 - SafeApp Software, LLC

Trademarks:
Computer Up-dater is a registered trademark of SafeApp Software, LLC

Original file name:
IEHandler.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\computer updater\iehandler.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/13/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/15/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="SafeApp Software, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="SafeApp Software, LLC", L=Harrison, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
28ECAC752BE1E3F7DB994BC2E0FE7119

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/4/2012 4:39:09 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:nhCkqzCPu9Ah881CNTLjHVF12qBkqzCPu9Ahdvz:hZqzCPu9AhqNTLjHVF12PqzCPu9AhRz

Entry address:
0x138C

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.3570

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0/v6.0

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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

Computer Updater  by SafeApp Software, LLC
Publisher's description - “Computer Updater is easy-to-use software that updates your computer with the latest available software. Computer Updater scans your computer and displays a list of programs that have Available Updates. You can then choose which updates you want to install or ignore.”
www.computerupdater.com
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