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searchzonesvc.exe

SearchZone

PioneerSoft

The application searchzonesvc.exe by PioneerSoft 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 windows Service named “SearchZone”.
Publisher:
PioneerSoft  (signed and verified)

Product:
SearchZone

Description:
PIONEERSOFT

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
6655bce0d83656a71f915fc17b70c56f

SHA-1:
291a337b3e6b698792b54a9a3a7b478438f76f30

SHA-256:
f92a4a5edf096a6ff0dce6fe9847bccea274c6fe2441affcc46e8c1c173c6378

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:
7/4/2025 4:47:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PioneerSoft (M)
16.2.6.12

File size:
312.5 KB (320,000 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
SearchZone

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\searchzone\searchzonesvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PioneerSoft

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
5/15/2014 5:50:18 PM

Valid to:
5/16/2015 5:50:18 PM

Subject:
CN=PioneerSoft, O=PioneerSoft, L=Yongin-si, S=Gyeonggi-do, C=KR

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

Serial number:
1121DF0C74AE7E696A649E4DCD855813B39D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/27/2014 2:57:46 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:FmwD17LOR9XOtigObiF/p/uwONct43D92UMS8OxHF/p/uwONct43D92Uk7UM:UUFSXY9pGHNu4B2UMI9pGHNu4B2Uk7U

Entry address:
0x8F72

Entry point:
E8, 9C, 04, 00, 00, E9, B3, FD, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, F0, C8, 40, 00, E8, D8, 01, 00, 00, 83, 65, FC, 00, FF, 4D, 10, 78, 3A, 8B, 4D, 08, 2B, 4D, 0C, 89, 4D, 08, FF, 55, 14, EB, ED, 8B, 45, EC, 89, 45, E4, 8B, 45, E4, 8B, 00, 89, 45, E0, 8B, 45, E0, 81, 38, 63, 73, 6D, E0, 74, 0B, C7, 45, DC, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, DC, C3, E8, E6, 04, 00, 00, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, CE, 01, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 10, C9, 40, 00, E8, 7A, 01, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, C6, 0F, AF, 45...
 
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Entropy:
6.7325

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

Service
Display name:
SearchZone

Type:
Win32ShareProcess


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