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SearchSettings.dll

Search Settings

Vendio Services, Inc.

The library SearchSettings.dll, “Search Settings module for Internet Explorer” has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘SearchSettings Class’. This file is typically installed with the program Search Settings by Spigot, Inc. which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

SearchSettings.dll

Publisher:

Vendio Services, Inc. (signed and verified)

Product:

Search Settings

Description:

Search Settings module for Internet Explorer

Version:

1, 0, 0, 9

MD5:

44e471e2895f8be378dba06a038512cd

SHA-1:

e61c0ba010d0ff0f113db0fda3adc053dd348449

SHA-256:

5ede39683249144ae261f27dd626f4c77176044c71c3a2ee8a8c14a794c79d7f

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Malware

Analysis date:

4/19/2024 3:20:33 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

Win32.Generic

16.7.21.11

File size:

1.1 MB (1,195,360 bytes)

Product version:

1, 0, 0, 9

Original file name:

SearchSettings.dll

File type:

Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\search settings\kb125\searchsettings.dll

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Vendio Services, Inc.

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

7/5/2006 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/20/2009 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN="Vendio Services, Inc.", OU=Vendio, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Vendio Services, Inc.", L=San Bruno, S=California, 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:

366545AB811C68080611D7A12B54D5E7

Registration

CLSID:

{E312764E-7706-43F1-8DAB-FCDD2B1E416D}

ProgID:

SearchSettings.BHO.1

COM registered:

Yes

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/22/2007 8:06:51 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:M3Cy25qxUOInJsziZzhEJZHweiINWw7U+E5b9V75cwpeD6PZ6oKzu0njr39z4QM:NZ35RQRNo+E5b9VD9Kzu0njr39z4QM

Entry address:

0x8B6EF

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 85, F6, 75, 09, 83, 3D, 18, 65, 11, 10, 00, EB, 26, 83, FE, 01, 74, 05, 83, FE, 02, 75, 22, A1, 24, 65, 11, 10, 85, C0, 74, 09, 57, 56, 53, FF, D0, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 57, 56, 53, E8, 15, FF, FF, FF, 85, C0, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 4E, 57, 56, 53, E8, 8F, 91, F7, FF, 83, FE, 01, 89, 45, 0C, 75, 0C, 85, C0, 75, 37, 57, 50, 53, E8, F1, FE, FF, FF, 85, F6, 74, 05, 83, FE, 03, 75, 26, 57, 56, 53, E8, E0, FE, FF, FF, 85, C0, 75, 03, 21, 45, 0C, 83, 7D, 0C, 00... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0

Code size:

588 KB (602,112 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO

CLSID:

{E312764E-7706-43F1-8DAB-FCDD2B1E416D}

CLSID name:

SearchSettings Class

The file SearchSettings.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Search Settings by Spigot, Inc.

Search Settings application is a process that runs in the background and prevents other programs from modifying the web browsers search and home page settings.

www.spigot.com/remove-search-settings.html

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