SafetyNut Inc.

Publisher Information

SafetyNut Inc. is a software publisher located in Panama City, Panama*. The company is a primary distributor of unwanted software. SafetyNut distributes a custom branded version of the Ask.com (APN) search toolbar as part of a bundled installation. Thre are 2 additional code signing certificates issued to this publisher.
Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/12/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/5/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=SafetyNut Inc., OU=DEV, O=SafetyNut Inc., L=Panama City, S=Panama, C=PA

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4f3993be035d6a94e4f10241ff0b285b

Scanner detections:
Detections  (100% detected)

Scan engine
Details
Detections

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafetyNut (M), PUP.APN (M)
100.00%

1 / 68      (Adware)
tmp7c6fe6cb73ec3bb2  (21f6ed44ba0658a928a4323400961aed)

1 / 68      (Adware)
moviestoolbarsetup_somoto.exe (MoviesToolbar by Somoto)  (73bf1d01828efcecf80070448c53020a)

1 / 68      (Adware)
mediabar.exe (7-Zip by Igor Pavlov)  (0ba1cf781c55eedc1a2cdfd0545c0b83)

1 / 68      (Adware)

1 / 68      (Adware)
trz1c6e.tmp  (b261b3599ae8a0f0c27d22ff6145ee9f)

1 / 68      (Adware)

1 / 68      (Adware)
moviestoolbarsetup_somoto.exe (MoviesToolbar by Somoto)  (8b71fc39cc516a5a00644a5cc9412e1c)

1 / 68      (Adware)
tmp0000000284487c7f0d94c2f0  (673032e3c12634b8dd21e4b7bcb9a9d0)

1 / 68      (Adware)
SafetyNutManager.exe (SafetyNut Manager by Somoto)  (5e5a86f95af73b50e13d51e89e4a17ac)

1 / 68      (Adware)
moviestoolbarsetup_somoto.exe (MoviesToolbar by Somoto)  (9f871d57d2d5955c96804b50543f292a)

1 / 68      (Adware)
tmp00000007f52ec219896d0593  (b97617bb1b28fe059732534e67e93027)

1 / 68      (Adware)

1 / 68      (Adware)
safetynut.exe (SafetyNut by Somoto)  (5ea93a46541cd6fba14f0019e68f4d8d)

1 / 68      (Adware)
SafetyNutManager.exe (SafetyNut Manager by Somoto)  (57a98928dde4546df070577ca4838461)

1 / 68      (Adware)

1 / 68      (Adware)
moviestoolbarsetup_somoto.exe (MoviesToolbar by Somoto)  (01de73e52b75c8952d7ebce59bce7a00)

1 / 68      (Adware)
safetyldr.dll  (6c4ae1747c4f0ead2699cf3abfcd25cc)

1 / 68      (Adware)
safetyldr.dll  (54705ff971b2ff366b747afd2b07a45b)

1 / 68      (Adware)
SafetyNutManager.exe (SafetyNut Manager by Somoto)  (4c7a12ccaebc0c61d897ec33a6bfb9a8)

1 / 68      (Adware)
safetynut.exe (SafetyNut by SafetyNut Inc)  (1b5c8ffb6b2e3e7943c8789af7b6879d)

1 / 68      (Adware)
safetynuthlpff32.dll (SafetyNut by Somoto)  (4a84bca11fad29dba7af754a342a4600)

1 / 68      (Adware)
mediabar.exe (7-Zip by Igor Pavlov)  (4bc9e11da07497e6420e60dda5561b0e)

1 / 68      (Adware)
internet explorer settings.exe  (24a84671b548b786e0356487e3f05cc5)

1 / 68      (Adware)
internet explorer settings.exe  (f2364e092285cd29e6d37cfa684831c5)

1 / 68      (Adware)
nso6a.exe (MoviesToolbar by Somoto)  (3c58d2cb0e1f3761c0213d94a1f7fa1b)

1 / 68      (Adware)
moviestoolbarsetup_somoto.exe (MoviesToolbar by Somoto)  (88c518367559762345d315dab4126e08)

1 / 68      (Adware)
moviestoolbarsetup_somoto.exe (MoviesToolbar by Somoto)  (3166bcf4280b1d666a147d5edbca3c11)

1 / 68      (Adware)
safetycrt.dll  (c1df2bf04a3f5463af5139182471bd88)

1 / 68      (Adware)
tmp0000525f7d15625019c09cc4  (a04f07a3a8e230f7aed1b9fcfdd4144b)

1 / 68      (Adware)
moviestoolbarsetup_somoto.exe (MoviesToolbar by Somoto)  (132da6370f345d4f77cbb8fc381f75c4)

 
Latest 30 of 1,478 files

The certificates below are also signed by SafetyNut Inc..

6AB246C8FFCF2543499B3BA85878BA25  (Jun 05, 2013 to Jun 06, 2014)

148940AA8E2C5A9C4956C4E46572CFE1  (Feb 06, 2014 to Jun 06, 2014)

The following publishers (by Authenticode signature organization name) are related.

* Note, the details and description above are based on the code signing digital signature issued to SafetyNut Inc. by Thawte, Inc. on May 12, 2014 with the serial number '4f3993be035d6a94e4f10241ff0b285b'.