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questbrwsearch.exe

QuestBrowse.com

The application questbrwsearch.exe by QuestBrowse.com has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
QuestBrowse.com  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1eafa0ced69359a221c89f0aa03167d2

SHA-1:
d3860491ae6f360223555f85a22f20341046c3d5

SHA-256:
f02c75dbdcfd3e26e0a48e8eeef38353047fb38096651c60173a8afeff5fa68d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 5:00:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.QuestBrowse (M)
16.1.5.3

File size:
33.8 KB (34,576 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\questbrwsearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
QuestBrowse.com

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
7/6/2010 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/6/2012 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=QuestBrowse.com, O=QuestBrowse.com, STREET=2141 Rosecrans Ave, STREET=Suite 2020, L=El Segundo, S=CA, PostalCode=90245, C=US

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00E4373D3806C6A390387CD443CAFF15A0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2011 3:04:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:zLNjbGyDdzfHkAb57F4GWbkVtmAxl1O5DIAjLJzh:XNjqQR/XbblWbkVsAxlODBjth

Entry address:
0x2EEB

Entry point:
6A, 60, 68, E0, 70, 40, 00, E8, 09, 0F, 00, 00, BF, 94, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C7, E8, 5D, 10, 00, 00, 89, 65, E8, 8B, F4, 89, 3E, 56, FF, 15, 2C, 70, 40, 00, 8B, 4E, 10, 89, 0D, DC, 92, 40, 00, 8B, 46, 04, A3, E8, 92, 40, 00, 8B, 56, 08, 89, 15, EC, 92, 40, 00, 8B, 76, 0C, 81, E6, FF, 7F, 00, 00, 89, 35, E0, 92, 40, 00, 83, F9, 02, 74, 0C, 81, CE, 00, 80, 00, 00, 89, 35, E0, 92, 40, 00, C1, E0, 08, 03, C2, A3, E4, 92, 40, 00, 33, F6, 56, 8B, 3D, 20, 70, 40, 00, FF, D7, 66, 81, 38, 4D, 5A, 75, 1F, 8B, 48, 3C, 03...
 
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Entropy:
6.6555

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v7.0

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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