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searchprotect_20131031.exe

The application searchprotect_20131031.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from d3d6wi7c7pa6m0.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
dfe8607315aefeea69dce185c3a74347

SHA-1:
5f3acb298bb7b7f7b953d6d7f7078e677853d433

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 9:06:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-141030

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Conduit
4.0.3.141030

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Altbrowse.AK
19083

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader10.40912
9.0.1.0303

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
8.10201

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Downloader_x.IS!tr
10/30/2014

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.182.12945

McAfee
Artemis!DFE8607315AE
5600.6961

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Plugin.dbxlcg
0.28.2.61349

Norman
Downloader.HJKS
11.20141030

Sophos
Social Privacy
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBB01EO14
7.2.303

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
31916

File size:
441.9 KB (452,529 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\panda security\wac\lostandfound\searchprotect_20131031.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 4:09:38 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:RHrxVNkdA2Ou/JO7v6tiT0HRlmjNcOOa6WxJay1dixp7:1rdJu/M6tiTkSjNvOa6tu0/

Entry address:
0x30DC

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 90, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, A3, C4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 80, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, 80, 91, 40, 00, 68, C0, 36, 42, 00, E8, 1D, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 1C, 71, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 0B, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9402

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file searchprotect_20131031.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d3d6wi7c7pa6m0.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../SearchProtect_20131031.exe

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