multisearchbarapp.exe

multisearchbar

Venisoft Corp.

The application multisearchbarapp.exe, “multisearchbar app” by Venisoft has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘multisearchbar’.
Publisher:
Venisoft Corp.  (signed and verified)

Product:
multisearchbar

Description:
multisearchbar app

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
014c1390f55eb38c87205890a39c6891

SHA-1:
8cbe4b7221dd5d33885b484f46a4abd2ba083c8e

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 5:00:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/Helper.MultiSearchBar.574096
2012.08.11

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.VenisoftCorp.R
14.5.10.12

File size:
560.6 KB (574,096 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Original file name:
multisearchbarapp.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\addendum\sidebar\multisearchbar\multisearchbarapp.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/3/2010 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2012 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Venisoft Corp., OU=Development Team, O=Venisoft Corp., L=Guro-gu, S=Seoul, C=KR

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

Serial number:
112122F77CF9C86B1DAEE0B516717C87

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 7:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ssVXHe0fYUHS6tL9+TqSUfSZ2liduZczF:pXHeWGgSZQiduZC

Entry address:
0x74418

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F4, 53, B8, 50, 40, 47, 00, E8, 17, 25, F9, FF, 68, 88, 44, 47, 00, 6A, FF, 6A, 00, E8, 5D, 26, F9, FF, 8B, D8, 85, DB, 74, 43, E8, 2A, 27, F9, FF, 85, C0, 75, 3A, A1, DC, 7F, 47, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 3E, E8, FC, FF, 8B, 0D, 10, 7E, 47, 00, A1, DC, 7F, 47, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 0C, FB, 46, 00, E8, 3E, E8, FC, FF, A1, DC, 7F, 47, 00, 8B, 00, E8, B2, E8, FC, FF, 85, DB, 74, 06, 53, E8, B4, 25, F9, FF, 5B, E8, AE, F5, F8, FF, 00, 00, 6D, 75, 6C, 74, 69, 73, 65, 61, 72, 63, 68, 62, 61, 72, 41, 70...
 
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Entropy:
6.6081

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
461.5 KB (472,576 bytes)

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

Name:
multisearchbar

Command:
C:\Program Files\addendum\sidebar\multisearchbar\multisearchbarapp.exe


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