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safeguardsetup.exe

SafeGuard

Alerts LLC

Part of an adware web browser extension that delivers advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The application safeguardsetup.exe by Alerts has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.vertitechnologygroup.com.
Publisher:
Alerts LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
SafeGuard

Version:
1.0.2.45

MD5:
a6e2e2414fdf603d103e520862bc9878

SHA-1:
d8ae5af6694bd29824d6472503a89e33c0fea0f4

SHA-256:
46225d6c67c8f1f31d534eeea9ea8679d6f6f988e886e90f7af1260316172786

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 7:38:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3150

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.981
9.0.1.094

ESET NOD32
Win32/Verti.L potentially unwanted
9.11423

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Verti
4/4/2015

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.202.15480

McAfee
Artemis!A6E2E2414FDF
5600.6806

Sophos
Generic PUA KI
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0403
7.2.94

File size:
533.1 KB (545,904 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.45

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\content.ie5\l2ta2u9y\safeguardsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alerts LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/4/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/5/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Alerts LLC, O=Alerts LLC, STREET="101 Colorado St #2309", L=Austin, S=TX, PostalCode=78701, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A4FE74573C3AAF1867F4DF866A77B161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:52:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:TGDRD3rGR0VmJRAXk2u7fxcJuHWl0n6H1EygXGgy:TkVGEuAbsfxzHWl0n6H1EygXGgy

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 6F, 44, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 44, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9545

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file safeguardsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://i.vertitechnologygroup.com/inst/software/FA66FAA6-8E9C-4BFC-86A7-67288FF09D89/.../SafeGuardSetup.exe

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