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spybot-search-destroy.exe

Spybot - Search and Destroy

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The application spybot-search-destroy.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.safedownload.co.
Publisher:
Software Assistant

Product:
Spybot - Search and Destroy

Version:
3.0.0.157

MD5:
4f938b194a199d90b0415867e2510d2d

SHA-1:
26f83c8c612699e8697b458a39049dba0b2c9710

SHA-256:
f954d5567563fa30004bf587fa316bd227e8dc6ab7df23a42f688a3ee2bfd04e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
5/25/2024 2:18:12 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.Bundler (M)
16.7.27.19

File size:
1.1 MB (1,137,260 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.157

Copyright:
(c) Software Assistant

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\spybot-search-destroy.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/30/2013 8:21:56 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:9xG7uVs2Qh6HYeKybY4PZkwC7grcDI1F0jabtXt3EJakF:WKFQhoYeKy0Kkef73EJakF

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
6.9633

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
65.5 KB (67,072 bytes)

The file spybot-search-destroy.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.safedownload.co/v2/click/9af6aa63/?d=http://safedownload.co/.../spybot.exe&n=Spybot - Search and Destroy&key=5bee2a1960c9a17a3b21d30258414e6ad7f3ffca164b7543635af63a86a2bea1&affiliate_image=&product_image=http://safedownload.co/.../spybot.png&sid=spybot&filename=Spybot-Search-Destroy

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