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Startpage24.exe

Startpage24 Startpage

Link64 GmbH

The application Startpage24.exe, “Startpage24 Background Task” by Link64 GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Startpage24 by Link64 which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Link64 GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Startpage24 Startpage

Description:
Startpage24 Background Task

Version:
2.0.0.839

MD5:
78d930d5a08be191dc4b4c70dcdb36cd

SHA-1:
2345966a4bc59fd26aba90939ce8cc35ff07271f

SHA-256:
1e554fb78385b33826af901f2d57e058939a25d7049020b355be7f179cb63c4d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
4/25/2024 11:43:14 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.12.2.6

File size:
861.1 KB (881,816 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.839

Copyright:
(c) 2008-10 Link64 GmbH. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
Startpage24.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\startpage24\plugin\version_839\startpage24.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Link64 GmbH

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/14/2011 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/13/2013 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Link64 GmbH, OU=Secure Application Development, O=Link64 GmbH, L=Karlsruhe, S=BW, C=DE

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

Serial number:
15F5E6DF4214F9A5312FC2CB4F217D16

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/3/2012 4:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:52UNk8lkClBlvGROevhd42/INvXo9cBfXw0Ki6TwWTYsE96d:5YR1t/I9zPci6nTYj

Entry address:
0x4D5F5

Entry point:
E8, 75, 7C, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 14, 68, 88, 34, 49, 00, E8, 35, 53, 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, 9A, 4C, 00, 00, 8B, 65, E8, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 2B, 53, 00, 00, C2, 10, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, A8, 34, 49, 00, E8, D7, 52, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, C6, 0F, AF, 45...
 
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Code size:
468 KB (479,232 bytes)

The file Startpage24.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Startpage24  by Link64
This adware program that plugs into the user's web browser will hijack the home and search pages.
www.startpage24.com/webpage/en
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