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amznsearchprotect.exe

Amazon Browser Settings

Browser Distribution Services Inc.

The executable amznsearchprotect.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Amazon Assistant by Amazon and Amazon Search by Amazon.
Publisher:
Distromatic  (signed by Browser Distribution Services Inc.)

Product:
Amazon Browser Settings

Version:
1.2.1.1414

MD5:
659e281bd04de1391f64519e7262e986

SHA-1:
b9b01cb587a0b06db723570c92246dfe7a0a5400

SHA-256:
be2180ace74988b24f669e1f64a578ae513433709a3dda43f16b88f31a2baa6c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 8:15:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.11.5

File size:
3.3 MB (3,509,352 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.5.1338-fc43e392

Copyright:
Browser Distribution Services

Original file name:
distro-silent-installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\amazon browser settings\amznsearchprotect.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Browser Distribution Services Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/18/2015 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/18/2017 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Browser Distribution Services Inc., O=Browser Distribution Services Inc., L=Las Vegas, S=Nevada, C=US

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

Serial number:
0E7157187A3C9C51E5535C5D49605D0C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/14/2016 4:38:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x4554A0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, E0, 72, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 30, CD, FF, C7, 87, A0, DB, 44, 00, FF, 2F, 04, 70, 57, EB, 11, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.9909  (probably packed)

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,212,416 bytes)

The file amznsearchprotect.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Amazon Assistant  by Amazon
www.amazon.com/gp/BIT/theamazonapp
About 8% of users remove it
Amazon Search  by Amazon
About 2% of users remove it
 
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