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SearchDonkeyService.exe

SearchDonkey Service

WebAppTech Coding LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application SearchDonkeyService.exe by WebAppTech Coding 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 separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “SearchDonkey”.
Publisher:
WebAppTech Coding, LLC  (signed by WebAppTech Coding LLC)

Product:
SearchDonkey Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
9cd923771006cc6b40f15fb48dc6c8f4

SHA-1:
e62caef248ba14532af5d6bc52d0b5527e52d9fc

SHA-256:
04aaa4ec878532cd0d9dc4c17be7838343074827e01c368f7155ddc187a44fc3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:17:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt (M)
17.2.23.4

File size:
64.4 KB (65,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © WebAppTech Coding, LLC 2014

Original file name:
SearchDonkeyService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\searchdonkey\searchdonkeyservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebAppTech Coding LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/24/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
12/25/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=WebAppTech Coding LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebAppTech Coding LLC, L=Grandville, S=Michigan, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1A6411A4888DF6223DF9C572F9BE2E96

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/25/2014 3:03:04 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xFBBE

Entry point:
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Entropy:
5.8391

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
55 KB (56,320 bytes)

Service
Display name:
SearchDonkey

Description:
Provides system level support for SearchDonkey.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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