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Secure Download

The application sa.exe by Secure Download has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named SACheck triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
Secure Download  (signed and verified)

MD5:
d5bb3a2d1f73091d6cd29489d0b837c0

SHA-1:
933acf240ce4de88442b90394ee8d96e5eba3cd3

SHA-256:
329807c2347f2193fc45d525c0ebfe28a6850bd607b2631a08417755243ed9f1

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:
4/19/2024 3:37:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.SecureDownload (M)
16.2.6.19

File size:
322.8 KB (330,568 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchassist.me\sa.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Download

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/31/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/1/2015 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Secure Download, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Secure Download, L=Varna, S=Varna, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
33603C68EE7C09737EB44A0122AD5A1D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/6/2014 3:53:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:a1yDLK664/1xc+xG4fwtY8zELRTozpdJ888888888888W88888888888:GYK664r7xJw68ALBupr888888888888B

Entry address:
0x3D794

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, B8, F8, AA, 43, 00, E8, 97, C4, FC, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 56, D9, 43, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B2, 01, A1, 98, 3C, 42, 00, E8, BD, 04, FF, FF, 8B, D8, 66, BA, 3D, 00, 8B, C3, E8, E8, FC, FE, FF, B2, 01, 8B, C3, E8, 4B, FD, FE, FF, E8, EA, 6C, FC, FF, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 0F, 8E, 47, 01, 00, 00, C7, 05, B0, 4F, 44, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 55, EC, A1, B0, 4F, 44, 00, E8, 29, 6D, FC, FF, 8B, 55, EC, 8B, C3, E8, 73, FA, FE...
 
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Entropy:
6.4613

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
242.5 KB (248,320 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SACheck

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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