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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. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
Distromatic  (signed by Browser Distribution Services Inc.)

Product:
Amazon Browser Settings

Version:
1.2.1.1414

MD5:
6c70573998fdddced1fbd340836709bc

SHA-1:
e138630039998ff8b788ff7705a7361c24e1f3a6

SHA-256:
05da46a332bae428bfdf57e6ed55a97cd93858603d2856fb2e481e98bda1885c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 8:18:41 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 States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Browser Distribution Services Inc.

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/17/2015 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/17/2017 8:59:59 PM

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 10:38:56 AM

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

Scheduled Task
Task name:
DistromaticSearchProtect-hourly

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 03:51 a.m.)

Description:
Keeps browser search settings up to date and makes sure they are not changed by malware.


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