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updater_133561.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application updater_133561.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 9 anti-malware scanners. 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from d1ubedgu4eka0j.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
c34098593baeb9fb61566472ba21bde5

SHA-1:
c5929f2352589d00c79083ab5f59a1af82bba13d

SHA-256:
bf65d3d78efca08fe331dbd811c0a7bc98a1faeba73a31e14f80b7fd2871710f

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:13:15 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140530

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3008
9.0.1.0150

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9870

McAfee
Artemis!C34098593BAE
5600.7114

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.O
14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0529
7.2.150

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Search Safer
29760

File size:
1.3 MB (1,334,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\updater_133561.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/28/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 4:00:00 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:
01DF17A7F17645DFAFAEB5B026DA41F4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rdsmCy3VQs9MtLjTgfa3kon9FaOdEz7GMq3NSTkBUQa/L:Is9ocS3qOHP3NSTkqN/L

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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Entropy:
6.6339

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file updater_133561.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d1ubedgu4eka0j.cloudfront.net/.../taskinst2032.exe

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