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aolsearch_surf.exe

AOL Inc.

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from addons.aol.com.
Publisher:
AOL Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
63048e247de07785e0d2a5a09b3fba5c

SHA-1:
4b1df2dfa0f4a8c3e786adbeb290f013921fb7ab

SHA-256:
ef1412c721d7622bbd29660c747b446b67c3297943286eb514a6d1ba028ebef5

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 10:57:50 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
441.9 KB (452,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aolsearch_surf.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AOL Inc.

Authority:
America Online Inc.

Valid from:
8/3/2012 10:25:34 AM

Valid to:
8/3/2017 10:25:34 AM

Subject:
CN=AOL Inc., OU=AOL Desktop, O=AOL Inc., C=US

Issuer:
CN=AOL Member CA, O=America Online Inc., L=Dulles, S=Virginia, C=US

Serial number:
0092DA8079A026C8EEAFF33A4CC6207099

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sBk7EA20T5jXJbYpYLsPHYdnVVLX8cy/RLUKzSX1:2k7E54j1YSLGHY1X8xNyX1

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9683

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file aolsearch_surf.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://addons.aol.com/gchrome/aolsearch/.../aolsearch_surf.exe

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