defaulttabsetup.exe

Search Results, LLC

The application defaulttabsetup.exe by Search Results has been detected as adware by 10 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from cdn1.mysearchresults.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Search Results  (signed by Search Results, LLC)

Description:
Setup.exe

Version:
2.3.3.0

MD5:
a88100008e3ec5087f47e31c33105e94

SHA-1:
c107e19c4ae3f7209066cd0dea42161d19e221dd

SHA-256:
7085fc5c793580015d6b1f8e92940351cddc5c3a7ae0fc5e3bdf88cb9793178f

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:19:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod091.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason
Optional.SearchResults.P
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.48
9.0.1.011

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.DefaultTab (variant)
8.9190

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.174.10656

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.DefaultTab.A
v2014.01.11.12

McAfee
Artemis!B2D361D6CCFC
5600.6995

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Plugin.crfhgu
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SearchResults.P
14.8.7.17

Sophos
Generic PUA BM
4.96

File size:
2.9 MB (3,090,032 bytes)

Product version:
2.3.3.0

Copyright:
Search Results, LLC

Trademarks:
Search Results, LLC

Original file name:
Setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\defaulttabsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/25/2012 4:30:00 AM

Valid to:
4/26/2014 4:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Search Results, LLC", O="Search Results, LLC", STREET="2751 Hennepin Ave S #252", L=Minneapolis, S=MN, PostalCode=55405, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00B6815DF3B6D64839E008D65B53EF0170

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 2:52:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:XgjdEC4CMaBYVh7ujvYbVa277kw3BPhHO5fhP0T+hOXEErz3RwbDtkNJodVH4vWw:fygBbhR77ksBpucaOXE8dwiQVYu2m8X

Entry address:
0x645001

Entry point:
60, E8, 03, 00, 00, 00, E9, EB, 04, 5D, 45, 55, C3, E8, 01, 00, 00, 00, EB, 5D, BB, ED, FF, FF, FF, 03, DD, 81, EB, 00, 50, 64, 00, 83, BD, 88, 04, 00, 00, 00, 89, 9D, 88, 04, 00, 00, 0F, 85, CB, 03, 00, 00, 8D, 85, 94, 04, 00, 00, 50, FF, 95, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 89, 85, 8C, 04, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 8D, 7D, 51, 57, 56, FF, 95, A5, 0F, 00, 00, AB, B0, 00, AE, 75, FD, 38, 07, 75, EE, 8D, 45, 7A, FF, E0, 56, 69, 72, 74, 75, 61, 6C, 41, 6C, 6C, 6F, 63, 00, 56, 69, 72, 74, 75, 61, 6C, 46, 72, 65, 65, 00, 56, 69, 72, 74...
 
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Entropy:
7.9981

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v2.12

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,481,216 bytes)

The file defaulttabsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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