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SafetyNutManager.exe

SafetyNut Manager

SafetyNut Inc.

The application SafetyNutManager.exe by SafetyNut 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 windows Service named “SafetyNut Manager”.
Publisher:
SafetyNut Inc  (signed by SafetyNut Inc.)

Product:
SafetyNut Manager

Version:
5.0.0.12521

MD5:
f9b579c16c0ddca7e575179c8db7464c

SHA-1:
aa912f5435088846274248367032061a39c0f26d

SHA-256:
54f1a613b434f90657b20464c48382cdc5aa17e5f095657599b7f3765297da07

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:
4/16/2024 7:17:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafetyNut (M)
16.11.19.23

File size:
3.4 MB (3,544,072 bytes)

Product version:
5.0.0.12521

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2005 - 2014

Original file name:
SafetyNutManager.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafetyNut Inc.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/6/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/6/2014 2:59:59 AM

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:
148940AA8E2C5A9C4956C4E46572CFE1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/27/2014 6:26:13 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:gnwr66lH0fBhSE4Ov8Vq7lrUrqYDH7lo/75Sq7Cx7LSoaLcg3uMS2E9M1Q5CcAJs:ZhUrNvjsqYr7loFB+x7LSoaLf1HW

Entry address:
0x147B24

Entry point:
E8, B4, AF, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 10, 68, 70, 97, 6E, 00, E8, B6, 84, 00, 00, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, FC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 3B, 45, 10, 7D, 13, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, CE, FF, 55, 14, 03, 75, 0C, 89, 75, 08, FF, 45, E4, EB, E5, C7, 45, E0, 01, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, BD, 84, 00, 00, C2, 14, 00, 83, 7D, E0, 00, 75, 11, FF, 75, 18, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, 08, E8, 4D, F8, FF, FF, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 53, 57, 33, DB, 6A, 07, 33, C0, 59...
 
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Entropy:
6.4033

Code size:
2.7 MB (2,807,296 bytes)

Service
Display name:
SafetyNut Manager

Service name:
SafetyNutManager

Description:
Manages SafetyNut functionality

Type:
Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess


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