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updater.exe

ZenSearch

The application updater.exe by ZenSearch has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. While running, it connects to the Internet address zensearch.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
ZenSearch  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5fab9bde10a51a0c9ebf27061f0d8abf

SHA-1:
61d4f26a815252edf2ac82fcfdd21c141bab02a0

SHA-256:
6209a6a7d233191f4517c90e3ad37f31ff5f2508972a4434574e427ed205718c

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 10:10:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Zensea
2015.0.3472

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.ZenSearch.H
14.8.31.22

File size:
816.2 KB (835,768 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\zensearch updater\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ZenSearch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/8/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/8/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=ZenSearch, O=ZenSearch, STREET=Bysoestraede 2B, L=Holbaek, S=DK, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00C453BD7E7881A198DDECCC1FC432D3ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/23/2014 5:02:47 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:z9Po7vQgO0Iiv0Z9qTU5ej4LdCsn7CeeYUS8j:q8aIivC9ZdLhCVYH8j

Entry address:
0x24A3D

Entry point:
E8, BD, F1, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, FC, 23, 45, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, 08, 45, 00, 01, 0F, 82, AF, F2, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA...
 
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Code size:
254 KB (260,096 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ZenSearch updater

Path:
\ZenSearch\Updater\ZenSearch updater

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
updater.exe \update \tasksetup


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to zensearch.com  (216.92.114.3:80)

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