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pcreg.exe

Search Safer Inc.

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

MD5:
9e21de272b1c8ab9276f168666fe3362

SHA-1:
82e1ffb5a064fa35eefd1c0d6b30178b590e52d3

SHA-256:
49dc84b906209cf18b00da020c1e427d28635af19297bbe3d9a2a9d5b818fc6a

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:48:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1899
9.0.1.068

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.ctuoat
0.28.0.58101

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.SearchSafer.F
14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0308
7.2.68

File size:
33.1 KB (33,864 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/6/2014 4:00:00 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:
0A9503052352494760E64F027ED81BDA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2014 6:07:31 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:3Tdmhb8TVjuEvFnUw5U8+2t0ALooooKQYQPbocyNGjLnk5uNEONuQd+PKgIak:Yha1DvFf5W5POxWdk

Entry address:
0x3A10

Entry point:
E8, 44, 05, 00, 00, E9, B3, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, 81, 40, 00, 89, 0D, B4, 81, 40, 00, 89, 15, B0, 81, 40, 00, 89, 1D, AC, 81, 40, 00, 89, 35, A8, 81, 40, 00, 89, 3D, A4, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, D0, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, C4, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, A0, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 9C, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 98, 81, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 94, 81, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, C8, 81, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, BC, 81, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, C0, 81, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, CC, 81, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.2958

Code size:
12.5 KB (12,800 bytes)

Service
Display name:
pcregservice Service

Service name:
pcregservice

Type:
Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess


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