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safer-surf157.exe

The application safer-surf157.exe 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 separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Safer-Surf”. This file is typically installed with the program Safer-Surf by Revizer Technologies which is a potentially unwanted software program.
MD5:
b57e354909e03f6062ad32c9150a56fc

SHA-1:
31d405a2c96b42ab24965158f3c22e46d1305885

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 11:15:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.4.6.22

File size:
190 KB (194,560 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\safer-surf-soft\safer-surf157.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/19/2014 10:47:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:8B6BSOlpL/gJJ9DOoOTyCW7wQN/pnlfUwR1YdUWTBfcyv8ZZcZGBnMc:8B6BBIb9DOXyTwQHxTR1YCWTBkyvaZcV

Entry address:
0x14D82

Entry point:
E8, B5, 5A, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, EC, EE, 42, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 1B, 5B, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6, 8B, 44, 24...
 
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Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Safer-Surf

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file safer-surf157.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Safer-Surf  by Revizer Technologies
Safer-Surf is an adware web browser extension/plugin for Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome that's primary purpose is to inject advertising in the web browser.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to w02.exctg.net  (62.4.0.162:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-1-w.amazonaws.com  (52.216.80.144:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ppp-9-208.21-151.libero.it  (151.21.208.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to mad01s14-in-f25.1e100.net  (173.194.41.25:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to float.1027.bm-impbus.prod.ams1.adnexus.net  (68.67.185.171:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-208-30-101.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.208.30.101:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-20-120-15.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.20.120.15:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to cloud.gti.mcafee.com  (161.69.165.6:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a104-125-18-180.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (104.125.18.180:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 72.69.2d.static.xlhost.com  (173.45.105.114:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 50.97.37.221-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (50.97.37.221:80)

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