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The application searchconsetup_pop.exe, “searchcon installer” by UCF has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
UCF  (signed and verified)

Product:
searchcon

Description:
searchcon installer

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
03dd83bee355ff0fce98be4074522a8f

SHA-1:
952b00184ca341d46c996c3b8becb2e2f18729f2

SHA-256:
70be725e90a02691b48489403fdf3fde87db8dcc29ec159e04f9056895d469de

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:
4/23/2024 8:54:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UCF.Installer (M)
16.2.12.1

File size:
128 KB (131,088 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013 UCF All rights reserved.

Original file name:
searchcon_setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\estsoft\alyac\tmparc\searchconsetup_pop.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UCF

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
7/3/2013 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2014 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UCF, O=UCF, L=Haewoondae-gu, S=BUSAN, C=KR

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

Serial number:
5C486B28674FE118251400311CA913D9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/30/2013 9:13:00 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:AvrLbIQN8O3IwUtnmUUiw65unMZy+EiI5OrqvsUc2C:MIa8O4CUu65uMk9iMBvVi

Entry address:
0x4D210

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 10, 43, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 00, FD, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8146

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
116 KB (118,784 bytes)

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