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KeywordSearchUpdater.exe

Keyword Search Updater

torangcommunications

The application KeywordSearchUpdater.exe by torangcommunications 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 start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘KeywordSearchUpdater’.
Publisher:
torangcommunications  (signed and verified)

Product:
Keyword Search Updater

Version:
1, 0, 1, 0

MD5:
a61d82dfde954e2e09ffedb8b93357b2

SHA-1:
477ec7ae5596b205afec9da6021847ad30e94353

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:
4/19/2024 4:45:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.torangco (M)
16.6.3.19

File size:
132.9 KB (136,120 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 1, 0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010

Original file name:
KeywordSearchUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\keyword search\keywordsearchupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
torangcommunications

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/8/2010 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/8/2012 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=torangcommunications, O=torangcommunications, L=kangnam, S=seoul, C=KR

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

Serial number:
52ACAB754DEC6C8A2B35197339CD05F8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/3/2011 5:36:40 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:hjoFjknz3rAJUlc1InoEqLSYg6RGBlihMWBftxs5k84pmiWMDTiI:WhkfA6cBLbGlihMWBftxs5kxpmitCI

Entry address:
0x408E

Entry point:
E8, 16, 56, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, 42, 41, 00, 89, 0D, 04, 42, 41, 00, 89, 15, 00, 42, 41, 00, 89, 1D, FC, 41, 41, 00, 89, 35, F8, 41, 41, 00, 89, 3D, F4, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, 42, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, 42, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, 41, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, 41, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, 42, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, 42, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, 42, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, 42, 41...
 
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Entropy:
5.8416

Code size:
53 KB (54,272 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
KeywordSearchUpdater

Command:
C:\Program Files\keyword search\keywordsearchupdater.exe


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