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pcmax.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application pcmax.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a windows Service named “pcmaxservice Service”.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8dd5fc9d12e463c2bccee9628e4e94b8

SHA-1:
02f18375ef776089296105d8ed756ba018d84df9

SHA-256:
73ae64a891fbe865332bff2862b89a4afde5c605fb787ba6ae17eca9f1395c0f

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 9:56:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9863

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.SearchSafer.F
14.8.8.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Search Safer
29722

File size:
235.7 KB (241,344 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcmax\pcmax.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/28/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 4:00:00 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:
0FAE4B7B493D1D05F056048186025A59

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/29/2014 4:02:57 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:nCwPWEu77JxQaruetSTkB8LwwbRn7XwvyU2AN3840KA7WU5uloBNg:nCSFW78aNSTkB8L1Fn86U2RrKiR5uV

Entry address:
0xCE77

Entry point:
E8, 75, 73, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, C9, 42, 00, 89, 0D, B4, C9, 42, 00, 89, 15, B0, C9, 42, 00, 89, 1D, AC, C9, 42, 00, 89, 35, A8, C9, 42, 00, 89, 3D, A4, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 15, D0, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, C4, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, A0, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 9C, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 98, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 94, C9, 42, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, C8, C9, 42, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, BC, C9, 42, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, C0, C9, 42, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, CC, C9, 42...
 
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Entropy:
6.4273

Code size:
133 KB (136,192 bytes)

Service
Display name:
pcmaxservice Service

Service name:
pcmaxservice

Type:
Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-129-240.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.129.240:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-16-233-191.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.16.233.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-19-216-0.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.19.216.0:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-199-139.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.199.139:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-243-231-130.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.243.231.130:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-140-142.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.140.142:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-19-91-138.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.19.91.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-103-88.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.103.88:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-81-207.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.81.207:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-201-19.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.201.19:80)

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