internet explorer settings.exe

SafetyNut Inc.

The application internet explorer settings.exe by SafetyNut has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
SafetyNut Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a0724b3b4dd167979b6b431b7bfc21bd

SHA-1:
1b11699a184856908eda0c5b8c682001dac05f2f

SHA-256:
59b5e77819ae5610e8b99f6c8f90b584131634df00668d514329d882d1dd88f9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/25/2024 3:46:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.APN (M)
17.1.10.17

File size:
1.1 MB (1,168,904 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browser tab search by ask\safetynut\x64\internet explorer settings.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/5/2014 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2014 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SafetyNut Inc., OU=DEV, O=SafetyNut Inc., L=Panama City, S=Panama, C=PA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
148940AA8E2C5A9C4956C4E46572CFE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/12/2014 9:02:07 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x43ADA

Entry point:
E8, B2, 64, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 48, 3B, 44, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, DE, 85, 01, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, FD, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 41, 04, 64, 8B, 3D...
 
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Code size:
775.5 KB (794,112 bytes)

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