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SearchSnacksAutoUpdateClient.exe

Search Snacks AutoUpdate Client

Search Snacks, LLC

This is part of the InfoAtoms browser extension which will display variopus forms of advertising in the web browser by injecting new ads such as banner, text-links and search results. The application SearchSnacksAutoUpdateClient.exe by Search Snacks 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 triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
Search Snacks  (signed by Search Snacks, LLC)

Product:
Search Snacks AutoUpdate Client

Version:
1.10.0.5

MD5:
0f99b4bd2af66fe9c62b7a1cc38cbf22

SHA-1:
bfa99e1bccfb29ab6c34558c152ad6b6b29d3384

SHA-256:
a8a68c832d57375bf68b655020826747fa5ab8e6b2b544eebca7be3052f54bd0

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:
5/4/2024 5:42:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoAtoms (M)
17.3.12.15

File size:
55.6 KB (56,928 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.5

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
SearchSnacksAutoUpdateClient.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchsnacks_1.10.0.5\update\searchsnacksautoupdateclient.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Snacks, LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/3/2014 11:07:56 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 11:07:56 PM

Subject:
E=support@search-snacks.com, CN="Search Snacks, LLC", O="Search Snacks, LLC", L=Dover, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11213239AF4AE4C69B97F803376A194F08F4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/12/2014 12:55:22 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0xDA5E

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

Code size:
47 KB (48,128 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SearchSnacks Auto Updater 1.10.0.5 Core

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 16:33)

Description:
SearchSnacks Auto Updater 1.10.0.5 Core


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