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handyandy.exe

Search Safer Inc

The application handyandy.exe by Search Safer Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘Andy’. This file is typically installed with the program ANDY OS by andyroid.net.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.1.15.00

MD5:
f1a6151659aa2f7e72921eb0b87c7e18

SHA-1:
54fbfb97ffb06344e4afb9248cc4709dce936f41

SHA-256:
a5c644ce484a574af5ec268a8c732bf6cbd74fca95d1703ae5c4bdb77c098695

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:
12/26/2024 3:01:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.8.13.8

File size:
901.6 KB (923,256 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.15.00

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\andy\handyandy.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/6/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/7/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc, OU=Search Safer Inc, O=Search Safer Inc, STREET=665 3rd street Suite 150, L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

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

Serial number:
00E26E98DAA7AAA5703565127BF095EFBE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/4/2014 5:37:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:btzAAXnRHy101qGSUHc7VNeVbCDzKloMUT6KXNZGHOfaz:btz1HkGqdUeVcVbC8oMU/X7GuSz

Entry address:
0x8E213

Entry point:
E8, E0, 5D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 56, 8B, 44, 24, 14, 0B, C0, 75, 28, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 44, 24, 0C, 33, D2, F7, F1, 8B, D8, 8B, 44, 24, 08, F7, F1, 8B, F0, 8B, C3, F7, 64, 24, 10, 8B, C8, 8B, C6, F7, 64, 24, 10, 03, D1, EB, 47, 8B, C8, 8B, 5C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 44, 24, 08, D1, E9, D1, DB, D1, EA, D1, D8, 0B, C9, 75, F4, F7, F3, 8B, F0, F7, 64, 24, 14, 8B, C8, 8B, 44, 24, 10, F7, E6, 03, D1, 72, 0E, 3B, 54, 24, 0C, 77, 08, 72, 0F, 3B, 44, 24, 08, 76, 09, 4E, 2B, 44, 24, 10, 1B...
 
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Entropy:
6.4675

Code size:
619.5 KB (634,368 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Andy

Command:
C:\Program Files\andy\handyandy.exe


The file handyandy.exe has been discovered within the following program.

ANDY OS  by andyroid.net
Publisher's description - “Provides seamless sync between desktop and mobile devices. Andy breaks down the barrier between desktop and mobile computing, while keeping a user up to date with the latest Android OS feature upgrades.”
www.andyroid.net
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