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SafeMode.exe

SafeMode

Secure Installer Inc

This is part of the Air Installer, a download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application SafeMode.exe by Secure Installer Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the AirInstaller Download Manager installer. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘SafeMode’.
Publisher:
Secure Installer Inc.  (signed by Secure Installer Inc)

Product:
SafeMode

Version:
1.4.2.5

MD5:
61d02b8131296476feb2463ef19e0110

SHA-1:
87f1709f49187b45a9615e50c5db73e81d272e06

SHA-256:
d108c20ccf74f43978e35e343ba07e5c3fca8b8e443ed50c3439f08e0fe4aec8

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/7/2025 7:55:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Startup.SecureInstaller.I
15.1.5.11

File size:
221.3 KB (226,608 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.2.5

Copyright:
Copyright © Secure Installer Inc. 2014

Trademarks:
Secure Installer Inc.

Original file name:
SafeMode.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
AirInstaller Download Manager

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Installer Inc

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/23/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/10/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Secure Installer Inc, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Secure Installer Inc, L=Montevideo, S=Montevideo, C=UY

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:
758FA9E134C3AC63F6587F4C4D976651

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/4/2014 4:16:36 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:rTkaamaaNaaLaaFaaLaa/58mVnDRFIQ58uankc958a:/kaamaaNaaLaaFaaLaaBzVFhmkyF

Entry address:
0x2F7AE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 58, 00, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, 70, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, 88, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
182 KB (186,368 bytes)

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

Name:
SafeMode

Command:
C:\Program Files\safemode\safemode.exe


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