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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 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. This file is typically installed with the program Amazon 1Button App by Amazon Services LLC.
Publisher:
Browser Distribution Services, Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Amazon Search Protect

Version:
1.0

MD5:
e0c45cfd01f0198cf05751f02fd9f151

SHA-1:
fc5e69db5021eb876f78764acf8b2c68a9627842

SHA-256:
7216dd0b5d8849015f0d05403e05c241aeae013b4fdc79e4439d22e9139d2941

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:
4/26/2024 1:29:58 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo (M)
17.1.25.18

File size:
753.2 KB (771,232 bytes)

Product version:
1.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft 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:
2/1/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/2/2015 2:59:59 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:
3B259692789E76789FF829879954D882

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/8/2011 5:34:40 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

Entry address:
0x4040

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, B3, 52, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 5F, 4F, 00, 00, 56, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, C2, 52, 00, 00, 53, A3, 50, 5B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3E, 32, 00, 00, A3, 00, 5C, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 51, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A4, B2, 40, 00, E8, EC, 51, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, A5, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, 30, 5C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9414  (probably packed)

Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

The file search_protect.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Amazon 1Button App  by Amazon Services LLC
This is a web browser toolbar (formerly The Amazon Browser Bar) that will set the user's home page and search provider (according to the EULA) to an Amazon search partner portal.
www.amazon.com
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