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search_protect.exe

Amazon Search Protect

Browser Distribution Services, Inc.

The application search_protect.exe by Browser Distribution Services has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Browser Distribution Services, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Amazon Search Protect

Version:
1.0

MD5:
b36cc734c44bf81cbb3d9a6899e1e5e7

SHA-1:
e22abc838036ed005d0096f97a48ad9587f886ab

SHA-256:
9c5332187a0df1f85ed30b541edf6a2d07bc84dd45c2882d2fbfcb77f9fd4b77

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 10:30:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Zugo.O
953

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Zugo
7.1.1

Bitdefender
Adware.Zugo.O
1.0.20.885

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1243
9.0.1.0177

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Zugo.O
8.14.06.26.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Distromatic
8.9286

F-Secure
Adware.Zugo.O
11.2014-26-06_5

G Data
Adware.Zugo
14.6.24

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Searchprotect
v2014.06.26.12

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Zugo.O
15.0.0.531

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Zugo.cthcnu
0.28.0.59492

nProtect
Adware.Zugo.O
14.04.25.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BrowserDistributionServices.O
14.8.7.21

Rising Antivirus
NS:AdWare.Script.VBS.StartPage.g!1579249
23.00.65.14624

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1216
7.2.177

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

File size:
1.2 MB (1,206,248 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\amazon browser bar\search_protect.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Browser Distribution Services, Inc.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/26/2012 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/26/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Browser Distribution Services, Inc.", O="Browser Distribution Services, Inc.", STREET="2711 Centerville Road, Suite 400", L=Wilmington, S=DE, PostalCode=19808, C=US

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

Serial number:
0091DFA40718D373BC38F0B0B236B66F51

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:k6YoSYr4O/v2ZQS2k7p7tNhUDlVRqdIpPcC8c78JD5ffRL+xj69QzOM:Jr4nT7LMDlVRqdIpPh78JDV9+9MM

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, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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