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defaulttab_setup.exe

Search Results, LLC

The application defaulttab_setup.exe, “Default Tab ” by Search Results has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Default Tab by Search Results, LLC.
Publisher:
Search Results, LLC   (signed by Search Results, LLC)

Description:
Default Tab

Version:
0.9.16

MD5:
89988694e4a48effab4154d24f56eb94

SHA-1:
b642e646d828e988a5606bd71263e1a0f6f59285

SHA-256:
c00af7e8a3b56d62fe4c7456cfb625136500438b68117663402d85001610f212

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:
11/27/2024 3:44:21 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SearchResults.Q
14.8.7.17

File size:
3.5 MB (3,675,680 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\{a8b5ffa8-79f1-48df-bedf-966d494fae01}\defaulttab_setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Results, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
5/11/2011 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/10/2012 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Search Results, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="Search Results, LLC", L=Minneapolis, S=Minnesota, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
39167F8695EDCE7E6EBC271E30223866

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/26/2011 10:21:21 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:AAc8P3FGeiFWQZ/8QXjBk30H2Tnt/0Z069e75sNTUOJ0:AAc43FGerQikHs/Y0gF0

Entry address:
0x21AEF8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 27, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 51, 53, 56, 57, B8, 8C, 59, 61, 00, E8, C3, D5, DE, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 63, CA, 61, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 28, B0, 61, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, C7, 05, C0, 29, 63, 00, 94, 00, 00, 00, 68, C0, 29, 63, 00, E8, 2B, DF, DE, FF, E8, EA, 2A, FE, FF, 84, C0, 74, 6B, B2, 01, A1, 54, F4, 42, 00, E8, 66, 46, E1, FF, 8B, D8, BA, 00, 00, 00, 80, 8B, C3, E8, 34, 47, E1, FF, 8D, 55, E4, 33, C0, E8, D2, 85, DE, FF, 8B, 45, E4, 8D, 55, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.5368

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
2.1 MB (2,208,768 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Default Tab

Display publisher:
Search Results, LLC

Display version:
0.9.16

Uninstall string:
"C:\ProgramData\{A8B5FFA8-79F1-48DF-BEDF-966D494FAE01}\DefaultTab_Setup.exe" REMOVE=TRUE MODIFY=FALSE


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