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microsoft-security-essentials.4.5.216.0.exe

Secure Download

The application microsoft-security-essentials.4.5.216.0.exe by Secure Download has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.softplanet.com.
Publisher:
Secure Download  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9b5e2e72f80c73cb8cb9c0be2920d895

SHA-1:
f5f52139735c616920613a5ef6d9a39a1e8930ca

SHA-256:
a72c3f47b2c40d7d85bd7af8be5aba6956ca5c864300251324c1cd8fa1f88abc

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:
5/17/2024 1:05:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.SecureDo (M)
16.6.6.9

File size:
617 KB (631,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\microsoft-security-essentials.4.5.216.0.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Secure Download

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/2/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/4/2017 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Secure Download, O=Secure Download, L=Varna, S=Varna, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3D811659B9EF01A0EA3D317945C68F04

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/16/2014 6:36:25 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:XBAs0tsR1Un85mQiacZjdZZwUY+2isvvd42mA1oAN:XBAs0Q16mmYcZRZKdvXm0oA

Entry address:
0x80EA

Entry point:
E8, 73, 63, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F4, DA, 43, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, E4, 93, 43, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, F4, DA, 43, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0275

Code size:
169.5 KB (173,568 bytes)

The file microsoft-security-essentials.4.5.216.0.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://i.softplanet.com/.../Microsoft-Security-Essentials.4.5.216.0.exe

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