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onlysearch.exe

Pay-by-Ads Ltd

The application onlysearch.exe by Pay-by-Ads has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Only-search by Pay-by-Ads Ltd which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. 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 Pay-by-Ads Ltd)

Version:
1.3.0.0

MD5:
ec36e327558c6d48bd926b79e19e405b

SHA-1:
c1bd73db46535d18ecd5833ba7b21291929be39f

SHA-256:
b2c6d591e881a47ee7a704e2db71096d0a9738b25e81a1bcc83a85079ecb70a7

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:06:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Paybyads
2015.0.3423

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.Montiera
4.0.3.15116

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6267

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Montiera (variant)
8.10037

G Data
Win32.Adware.PayByAds
15.1.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.191.14658

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PayByAds.A
v2014.07.04.12

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera.PaybyAds
15.1.16.1

Sophos
PayByAds
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36694

File size:
523.4 KB (535,984 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\onlysearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Pay-by-Ads Ltd

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
12/18/2013 1:45:20 PM

Valid to:
12/16/2014 3:54:24 PM

Subject:
CN=Pay-by-Ads Ltd, O=Pay-by-Ads Ltd, L=Tel aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
2B0FFF59FB803E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/24/2014 10:39:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xoIa72XDVbNYzIk/FBSQDyEfWdgsNSttUXMv41gv9G+olXHRojY:X5UG7UtUXMv41d+odxojY

Entry address:
0x3D4C6

Entry point:
E8, AA, 83, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, B8, BA, 63, 44, 00, A3, 00, 5A, 46, 00, C7, 05, 04, 5A, 46, 00, B0, 5A, 44, 00, C7, 05, 08, 5A, 46, 00, 64, 5A, 44, 00, C7, 05, 0C, 5A, 46, 00, 9D, 5A, 44, 00, C7, 05, 10, 5A, 46, 00, 06, 5A, 44, 00, A3, 14, 5A, 46, 00, C7, 05, 18, 5A, 46, 00, 32, 63, 44, 00, C7, 05, 1C, 5A, 46, 00, 22, 5A, 44, 00, C7, 05, 20, 5A, 46, 00, 84, 59, 44, 00, C7, 05, 24, 5A, 46, 00, 10, 59, 44, 00, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, E8, 96, FF, FF, FF, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 74, 05, E8, BB, 8E, 00, 00, DB...
 
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Code size:
321 KB (328,704 bytes)

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 ny1wv3280.xglobe.net  (204.145.82.20:80)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fa-in-f95.1e100.net  (173.194.70.95:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-221-52.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.221.52:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-166-172.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.166.172:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cds184.par.llnw.net  (87.248.223.20:80)

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