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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 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The setup program uses the InstallCore monetization download manager to download additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user.

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:

5c895a1995f5827fb504374caf2f1dba

SHA-1:

6d4772cc0cd93323bc61ad2e8bee78f72ae3a32b

SHA-256:

a2c440ee47a0df79eb2ec55c26e76b965d062810aaf97d867a2b77a0b0550734

Scanner detections:

6 / 68

Status:

Adware

Analysis date:

4/29/2024 8:40:11 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

AVG

Generic

2016.0.2879

Dr.Web

Adware.Toolbar.247

9.0.1.0365

ESET NOD32

Detection.Undefined

9.7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics

PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.AVSoftwareEOOD.Installer (M)

15.12.31.0

Rising Antivirus

PE:Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.a!1075357520

23.00.65.151229

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Click run software'

5.14

File size:

3.1 MB (3,215,880 bytes)

Product version:

0.9.2.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\safesearch\1_11\update.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

3/4/2013 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:

6/3/2016 4:59:59 PM

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:

7/16/2015 6:24:20 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

98304:Xt8MZv1FS9UZWrzUAvKvydJhpNusLRBSk3Y:XtH0JaydJDNuQSx

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, 34, 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, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86... 
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Entropy:

7.9858

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_12.exe

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