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IE8GuardWorkaround.exe

Internet Explorer Toolbar

Brand Thunder LLC

The application IE8GuardWorkaround.exe, “Internet Explorer Search Guard” by Brand Thunder has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Brand Thunder LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Explorer Toolbar

Description:
Internet Explorer Search Guard

Version:
4.3.0.43

MD5:
87a65d5bc84c8cf5f147901fb5828dec

SHA-1:
8ade43a18eaf5c8686efbff2bb40c120a1c21747

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:
11/15/2024 6:20:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BrandThunder.Toolbar (M)
16.3.20.23

File size:
108.5 KB (111,112 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0.43

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2012. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
IE8GuardWorkaround.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\brand thunder\ie\ie8guardworkaround.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Brand Thunder LLC

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/7/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/7/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Brand Thunder LLC, O=Brand Thunder LLC, L=Dublin, S=Ohio, C=US

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
20A9B350AF74152C5FA63B4CF05574C2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2015 6:12:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:/bXkozVrbWoeAEypLUJPvRXgbJfGNm4WKr9g4h3XHx5/DHZU9qZU9sHtXiDU:/bkkreuLOBXhNpWwjtB5/DHpbHli4

Entry address:
0x295E

Entry point:
E8, A6, 2D, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 40, BE, 40, 00, E8, 08, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, 18, E9, 40, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 90, 2F, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, B8, 2F, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, D9, 2F, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, 7C, 2E, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, E6, 40, 00, FF, 15, 58, A0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, D5, 09, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.6753

Code size:
35.5 KB (36,352 bytes)

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