updater_132388.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application updater_132388.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
1ba2e6dd2f619c41beaea37a15ba1699

SHA-1:
0083624767c778d135f44634a4a9e57b1d950caa

SHA-256:
267d6dd4e5efa604eece6c6bb44cdfc98fb65ecccfaead50a07286f452c84be7

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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 9:14:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.9.9.18

File size:
1.3 MB (1,337,984 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\updater_132388.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/25/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 1:00:00 PM

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:
0A2FEEE18AFAF7AE54517E19E43F098C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nykeamCy3VQs9MtLjTgfa3kon9FaOdEzhsofK5PF9jsg:oEs9ocS3qODofK5PFpsg

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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