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launcher.exe

Search Safer Inc.

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

MD5:
edc0af0f06372d2e774a62f3f1b0b8be

SHA-1:
ab5c1bf1e127292ace13e82e56ec7c349993ba4a

SHA-256:
f2d21ab5f318d8c846059b794ee95d0ef0835408affef06e799c89ebe6f8fb18

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 11:59:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.I
14.8.8.0

File size:
54.7 KB (56,000 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\{random}.tmp\launcher.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/31/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc., O=Search Safer Inc., L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US, PostalCode=94107, STREET=665 3rd st, STREET=suite 150, SERIALNUMBER=5189473, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
065A82FFF157C5C6B325257E61A7B489

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2014 1:07:33 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:/2vkCprBO98Ek3FpjXeWcMibPcBh1ci1ELTmSin2qEDPb28ou1SxIbVQfPKgz:+D8jk1pjXeWcjbEfqLy9AKX3R

Entry address:
0x1809

Entry point:
E8, AE, 30, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CE, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CE, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CE, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CE, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CE, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CE, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CE, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CE, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CE, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CE, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.2894

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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