nectar_search_toolbar.exe

FreeCause, Inc.

The application nectar_search_toolbar.exe by FreeCause has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
FreeCause, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a57a5031904cbd2750aed231ec60de03

SHA-1:
00992ff375046bb8b6c472857390fca257431a82

SHA-256:
6ca6f6b5b9a135626008d1426b4f056fdcf4530ff1b0d25139d108b82d9db9ab

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:21:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.FreeCause.Installer
16.2.3.11

File size:
491.3 KB (503,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\nectar_search_toolbar.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
4/27/2009 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/27/2012 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="FreeCause, Inc.", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="FreeCause, Inc.", L=Boston, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3DF8AF7B51BBB28ED580382DFAA16E37

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2007 4:12:45 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Iqsc+zMMKmVhiOKkOrd0BKMfPQ4AkcLPKf:IqscoKmUoOrda5PQ4cKf

Entry address:
0x30CC

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, C8, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 78, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, D4, 3F, 42, 00, E8, AF, 2A, 00, 00, A3, 24, 3F, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, E0, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 54, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, 20, 37, 42, 00, E8, 8B, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 79, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6279

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

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