a.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application a.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
53e12e8f2fa45955f87604b544e23552

SHA-1:
733dbbec863b7b0aaa2204f88790da20bc158218

SHA-256:
774b1c4e3fcbdec5902d89fdcd2af800da5698df89744c9be16999f87f927d95

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 2:00:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect
8.9846

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.B
14.8.8.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Search Safer
29582

File size:
53.2 KB (54,464 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcmax\a.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/24/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 5:00:00 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:
0A2FEEE18AFAF7AE54517E19E43F098C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/25/2014 12:56:21 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:Ppw3vDX889nnTeu5tUHKwmJT3nZuhGXgVlMxlbn2qEDKIQuvoFhPKgB:C37PBTeu7UHKwmJLnsNAVfzF5/

Entry address:
0x17B4

Entry point:
E8, B0, 2F, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, BE, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, BE, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, BE, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, BE, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, BE, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, BE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, BE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, BE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, BE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, BE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, BE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, BE, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, BE, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, BE, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, BE, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, BE, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.3013

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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