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searchguardplus.exe

Fast Browser Search Protection

Make The Web Better, LLC

The application searchguardplus.exe by Make The Web Better 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 scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named SearchGuardPlus triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
Make The Web Better, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fast Browser Search Protection

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
b549c8db5ae51028c6db14f92443a3e5

SHA-1:
3d9d79d98aa83326a46c7989685b58cac95d37f4

SHA-256:
fa8a5996db4ce63dd5d468c873f6c7adf30ee5304871b3edb30364d39a124f09

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:
4/25/2024 9:32:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.10.29.14

File size:
292.3 KB (299,328 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2008

Original file name:
FastBrowserSearchProtection.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search guard plus\searchguardplus.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Make The Web Better, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
1/27/2009 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/14/2011 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Make The Web Better, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Make The Web Better, LLC", L=Englewood Cliffs, S=NewJersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2004 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)04, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4F800F353B7B159FC71A6428B9487DB8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/1/2009 11:36:41 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:i/z8vwhQYxOVQdjS1ItyCL6epYfkI4fen:cxOV0jS1ItyCmepYfb

Entry address:
0x130AE

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 46, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, 30, FD, 42, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, C0, 46, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 93, 0E, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 38, 4C, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 7F, 47, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 3E, 17, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73...
 
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Entropy:
5.9487

Code size:
141.5 KB (144,896 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SearchGuardPlus

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Search Guard Plus prevents third-party programs from suggesting changes to your default search provider, provides relevant search results in response


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