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internetsearchcheck.exe

Mediaclick

The application internetsearchcheck.exe by Mediaclick has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘internetsearch’.
Publisher:
Mediaclick  (signed and verified)

MD5:
2f16f79af8d38d7e85bdac0fb11f661a

SHA-1:
72bedc4fc2029a3147c6e76ab65c73271eb97c6f

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:
4/23/2024 11:41:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Mediacli (M)
16.3.13.11

File size:
99.8 KB (102,168 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\internetsearch\internetsearchcheck.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mediaclick

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
2/2/2009 4:51:19 PM

Valid to:
1/30/2010 2:39:21 PM

Subject:
CN=Mediaclick, OU=Software Development Department, O=Mediaclick, L=Gangnam-gu, S=Seoul, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
1EA80C81CC69B9B71655BACA73403B94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/6/2009 10:08:14 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:kJhnkrCf62h84iTi6ZhNBscGMBy5BhBH1fLjPEyKW0ssk6OqEqHLmVM43:+hw+h8CshNBscg/XfvPEyx

Entry address:
0x440D0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, FC, FF, 57, EB, 0B, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89, C5, EB, 0B, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
7.3954

Packer / compiler:
UPX v0.89.6 - v1.02 / v1.05 -v1.24

Code size:
68 KB (69,632 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
internetsearch

Command:
"C:\Program Files\internetsearch\internetsearchcheck.exe" \run


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