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zensearchsetup.exe

ZenSearch

The application zensearchsetup.exe, “ZenSearch - A better search experience ” by ZenSearch has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
ZenSearch   (signed by ZenSearch)

Product:
ZenSearch

Description:
ZenSearch - A better search experience

Version:
1.1

MD5:
7291fe4ca7e7c1ba213c5bfdde37e48e

SHA-1:
7ce8844f1e769d03e120547749d8be58dad48402

SHA-256:
a8e434e016df63a788d7f1d18f2f50693fd5c240101d7edded67fc06bc556964

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/14/2024 5:04:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.9.30.20

File size:
2.7 MB (2,824,312 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2013 ZenSearch

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\installer\zensearchsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
ZenSearch

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/9/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/9/2016 2:59:59 AM

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:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:9adfcW1uyRxCOMF6JNBCDzRXFEtkJD2ZNrDWXlvjiS9WXjC3XkytETO9g4FL:MdfcNyRIOMFMNInPE8D2PcOQdX7Hn

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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