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onlysearch.exe

Keep-My-Search LTD

The application onlysearch.exe by Keep-My-Search has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered by a time event. This file is typically installed with the program Only-search by Pay-by-Ads Ltd which is a potentially unwanted software program. While running, it connects to the Internet address ny1wv3280.xglobe.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Pay By Ads LTD  (signed by Keep-My-Search LTD)

Version:
1.3.0.0

MD5:
5b377a1418d636b94120974bbb34a4d2

SHA-1:
4ed8b79aeb57dfbfe4c83be65e25bc14a70588ec

SHA-256:
c9ee03e84252e6d1a44d3e69c047065d1ac670301aebb05d75ce8420ac3baec1

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:25:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:GenMaliciousA-JHE [PUP]
2014.9-150410

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3143

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Montiera
4.0.3.15410

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
21644

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Montiera.Q potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11424

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Montiera
4/10/2015

G Data
Win32.Application.Agent.LIKGOO
15.4.25

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.202.15484

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OnlySearch.A
v2015.04.10.12

McAfee
Artemis!5B377A1418D6
5600.6799

Panda Antivirus
PUP/PayByAds
15.04.10.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Montiera
15.4.10.8

Sophos
PayByAds
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0EC315
7.2.100

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R08NC0EC315
10.465.10

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
39048

File size:
632.8 KB (647,936 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\onlysearch\onlysearch\1.3.22.1\onlysearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Keep-My-Search LTD

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/8/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/12/2015 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Keep-My-Search LTD, O=Keep-My-Search LTD, L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
087407E453FFF7E46DB51873975E63CB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/22/2015 12:56:49 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:2aHPaLmL1NfLp1NDuV9xIouWcc6RSbuIn/L03PZVY/2Fg1qScp:FDTs96In/LkIuWkS

Entry address:
0x50B2A

Entry point:
E8, 93, AD, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 38, D2, 48, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 3C, D2, 48, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E5, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A0, D3, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D2, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, A4, D3, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
447 KB (457,728 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Only-search

Trigger:
Time


The file onlysearch.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Only-search  by Pay-by-Ads Ltd
OnlySearch is an web browser advertisement extension that delivers ads to the user's web browser. Ads are in the form of traditional banners as well as context-hyper links.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c4.3e.559e.ip4.static.sl-reverse.com  (158.85.62.196:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ny1wv3280.xglobe.net  (204.145.82.20:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to NY1WV3561  (204.145.82.26:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to NY1WV3438  (204.145.82.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to NY1WV3659  (204.145.82.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-95-209.fra2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.95.209:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ny1wv3283.xglobe.net  (204.145.82.23:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-1-139-99.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.1.139.99:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-52-84-246-154.sfo20.r.cloudfront.net  (52.84.246.154:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-71-87-48.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.71.87.48:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-20-80-50.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.20.80.50:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to w04.ttms.eu  (46.105.156.76:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-116.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.116:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ir2.fp.vip.ir2.yahoo.com  (46.228.47.114:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ir1.fp.vip.ne1.yahoo.com  (98.138.253.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hosted-by.reliablesite.net  (206.221.181.130:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-6-255-56.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.6.255.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mx-vip.mclaut.com  (78.137.1.146:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-34-196-191-121.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (34.196.191.121:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to w01.ttms.eu  (46.105.156.71:80)

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