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updater.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application updater.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
34227b0203aad4e3209c6fe396027beb

SHA-1:
c1e74a25f5de4d8b6e1e71a117a553c77bb427c4

SHA-256:
dd9e0649d2db283a35ca5004fd3019221d3b2346dc6dcdd42c145670fd8f4971

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:44:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
SeSafer
2015.0.3372

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2032
9.0.1.0236

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SmartApps
8.10282

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/SmartApps
8/24/2014

F-Secure
Application.Generic.678694
11.2014-24-08_1

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Win32.Smartapps
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.183.13098

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:RiskTool.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.3355

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.StartSavin.A
v2014.08.24.10

McAfee
Artemis!34227B0203AA
5600.7028

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Chgt.C
14.08.24.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.RiskTool.c39
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.H
14.8.24.22

Sophos
Generic PUA MB
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07FQ14
7.2.236

VIPRE Antivirus
Search Safer
32366

File size:
1.1 MB (1,196,280 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\runonce\user\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/6/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 6:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc., O=Search Safer Inc., L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US, PostalCode=94107, STREET=665 3rd st, STREET=suite 150, SERIALNUMBER=5189473, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A9503052352494760E64F027ED81BDA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 1:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:MRQkv2vCP0UXU+90DWZPnhO+yheLf8qAWel8RXmVyQ:9dg03SZHyxWel8J2

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9856

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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