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SafetyNut

SafetyNut Inc.

The application safetynut.exe by SafetyNut has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
SafetyNut Inc  (signed by SafetyNut Inc.)

Product:
SafetyNut

Version:
5.0.0.15007

MD5:
1b5c8ffb6b2e3e7943c8789af7b6879d

SHA-1:
ec7342cbab37889b70152016c6864a6388dacf34

SHA-256:
bfd843d3ecc127fad8b66fafce54cff7a5dc3aff12a6f623691686d4197286ca

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 12:35:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafetyNut (M)
17.1.27.1

File size:
3.4 MB (3,587,280 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.0.15007

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2014

Original file name:
safetynut.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\browser tab search by ask\safetynut\safetynut.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafetyNut Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/11/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/4/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=SafetyNut Inc., OU=DEV, O=SafetyNut Inc., L=Panama City, S=Panama, C=PA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4F3993BE035D6A94E4F10241FF0B285B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/15/2014 5:48:59 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x20B53C

Entry point:
E8, 62, 11, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8D, 46, FF, 85, C6, 74, 14, E8, 66, 79, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, 1B, 87, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 71, 8B, 4D, 08, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 85, FF, 74, 18, 3B, F9, 72, 14, E8, 43, 79, 00, 00, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00, 00, E8, F8, 86, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, 4D, 83, FE, 04, 77, 03, 6A, 04, 5E, F7, DF, 4E, 83, E7, 03, 53, 8D, 5C, 37, 04, 8D, 04, 0B, 3B, C8, 76, 0D, E8, 15, 79, 00, 00, C7, 00, 0C, 00, 00, 00, EB, 0D, 50, E8, BA, CA, FF, FF, 59, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.3598

Code size:
2.5 MB (2,627,584 bytes)

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