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ie8guardworkaroundx64.exe

Internet Explorer Toolbar

Brand Thunder LLC

The application ie8guardworkaroundx64.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:
97a8e4de9caef377477484f329dd9148

SHA-1:
be16151baa34d0667b2a03dd0add5cb6be15650a

SHA-256:
f40ba5a2ece4ff5b41e0cf071168c1e29be93fb0d94bffd272309d8fdf567992

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 6:35:42 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BrandThunder.Toolbar (M)
16.6.17.12

File size:
114.3 KB (117,072 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0.43

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

Original file name:
IE8GuardWorkaround.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\brand thunder\ie\ie8guardworkaroundx64.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Brand Thunder LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/17/2013 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/17/2015 4:59:59 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
791A07FF9F5C100CAE981EC818D15D94

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2015 3:52:13 PM

OS version:
5.2

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:KMCCvD72qfe5xAwzoqYZU5NkQ4ggpb5Sj:KMZvvM5xAio5ok3ggpQ

Entry address:
0x30BC

Entry point:
48, 83, EC, 28, E8, CB, 2E, 00, 00, 48, 83, C4, 28, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 48, 85, C9, 74, 37, 53, 48, 83, EC, 20, 4C, 8B, C1, 48, 8B, 0D, 2C, DC, 00, 00, 33, D2, FF, 15, BC, 7F, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 17, E8, AF, 0A, 00, 00, 48, 8B, D8, FF, 15, 6A, 7F, 00, 00, 8B, C8, E8, 57, 0A, 00, 00, 89, 03, 48, 83, C4, 20, 5B, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 66, 66, 0F, 1F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 48, 8B, C1, 49, 83, F8, 08, 72, 53, 0F, B6, D2, 49, B9, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 01, 49, 0F, AF, D1, 49, 83...
 
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Entropy:
5.6252

Code size:
39 KB (39,936 bytes)

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