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update.exe

0.9.2.0

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application update.exe, “SafeSearch Setup ” by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The file has been seen being downloaded from update.safesearch.net.

File name:

update.exe

Publisher:

AVSoftware Ltd. (signed by AVSoftware EOOD)

Product:

0.9.2.0

Description:

SafeSearch Setup

Version:

0.9.2.0

MD5:

0e8778f3e143c57b621313fcf17a4a68

SHA-1:

6926b0718325ef163d6e3116d16c811915488d62

SHA-256:

2b9293a9f88110ac20a779286f0c3678de352a83f31fc6d0459df8e2379c40b4

Scanner detections:

2 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/29/2024 10:14:26 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Dr.Web

Threat.Undefined

9.0.1.05190

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.AVSoftware EOOD

15.1.30.17

File size:

2.8 MB (2,928,360 bytes)

Product version:

0.9.2.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\safesearch\update.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/5/2013 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/4/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

0EB840FECC84AE6DCA7A92109E2314ED

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

10/13/2013 9:19:32 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

49152:GZg6bNYc48wSJ571wslw1J8gyU8n68+J+bvEpCmDhWvd655l7aseiV:41Yc48wmEbyUI6lKspCNMpusz

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:

7.9835

Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://update.safesearch.net/setup_avsoft_7.exe

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