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safeguardapp.exe

It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘SafeGuard’.
MD5:
b8f0471baa1fc3a13bad20d14084a130

SHA-1:
833e73e409e77b78b4a27b2b9d20d2150e1e0b35

SHA-256:
7a5f1d4d573e862eb9a0447ffd86ce232d8c51726f21da93380f351130255d3b

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Inconclusive  (not enough data for an accurate detection)

Analysis date:
8/15/2025 12:39:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.K potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11413

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of stormwatchapp.exe (Adware)
2015.7.12.5

Kaspersky
Packed.Win32.Krap
15.0.0.543

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4729122
38882

File size:
1.5 MB (1,537,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\safeguard\safeguardapp.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/2/2015 5:30:25 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/r3favvSEa9uCw0EDoAomHqKwGgyihANVXFR/34SWYKF1Rl4cB8EQ4wylIfjTDzP:7f+vXbr0XK3g8NVVbsl73DlIgxJ9U

Entry address:
0x4CB03

Entry point:
E8, F5, C7, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A1, 00, C2, 53, 00, 33, C5, 89, 45, FC, 83, 7D, 08, FF, 57, 74, 09, FF, 75, 08, E8, 40, A5, 00, 00, 59, 83, A5, E0, FC, FF, FF, 00, 6A, 4C, 8D, 85, E4, FC, FF, FF, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 19, C2, FF, FF, 8D, 85, E0, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, D8, FC, FF, FF, 8D, 85, 30, FD, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 89, 85, DC, FC, FF, FF, 89, 85, E0, FD, FF, FF, 89, 8D, DC, FD, FF, FF, 89, 95, D8, FD, FF, FF, 89, 9D, D4, FD, FF, FF, 89, B5, D0, FD, FF, FF, 89, BD, CC...
 
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Entropy:
5.9457

Code size:
953 KB (975,872 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
SafeGuard

Command:
"C:\Program Files\safeguard\safeguardapp.exe"


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