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defaulttabstart.exe

Search Results, LLC

The application defaulttabstart.exe by Search Results has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Search Results, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
92f6c456e9badb4db34170ed1d618462

SHA-1:
4f219083a4f03036b859048680e0fb8cf92514e0

SHA-256:
40a8db1ccb605603e6df31f1b90e0b1c12c023f6d3d6555969670d489d86c620

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 12:45:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.15.11

File size:
120.6 KB (123,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\defaulttab\defaulttab\defaulttabstart.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Results, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/24/2012 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/25/2014 6:59:59 PM

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:
1/3/2013 1:45:55 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x73C8

Entry point:
E8, 83, 5A, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B, C9, C2, 08, 00, 58, 59, 87, 04, 24, FF, E0, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 53, 56, 57, 64, 8B, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 89, 75, FC, C7, 45, F8, 36, 74, 40, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 0C, FF, 75, F8, FF, 75, 08, E8, 8C, C0, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 0C, 8B, 40, 04, 83, E0, FD, 8B, 4D, 0C, 89, 41, 04, 64, 8B, 3D...
 
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Entropy:
6.3050

Code size:
74.5 KB (76,288 bytes)

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