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internetguardsetup.exe

WebSearch Toolbar

WebSearch LLC

The application internetguardsetup.exe, “WebSearch Toolbar Setup ” by WebSearch has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.websearch.com.
Publisher:
WebSearch, LLC   (signed by WebSearch LLC)

Product:
WebSearch Toolbar

Description:
WebSearch Toolbar Setup

Version:
1.1.0.13

MD5:
72e15821827d86476a1d88baa92a0f44

SHA-1:
56c03e064e8a9ed7acc780bcd7e6511edf89945b

SHA-256:
c53065064b294c5c4aa05dc8057a38b987e0235fe89f83527b89642984ba2f8c

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 2:21:59 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2894

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Adware.PCFixSpeed
0.98/21411

McAfee
Artemis!630DF9F6B1E6
5600.6550

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WebSearch.Installer (M)
15.12.16.9

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0705
7.2.350

File size:
1.8 MB (1,860,304 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.13

Copyright:
copyright © WebSearch, LLC

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\pcfixspeed\internetguardsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSearch LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/26/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/27/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WebSearch LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebSearch LLC, L=Boca Raton, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3973095592BCA3504FF9FFF6E2B0F381

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:g1GVXO7/P7fD2rfzMAFm6Hnp/UDX+ebA5rOYiZnD:gS+LPOfpnSDX+ebSivZnD

Entry address:
0xC1C0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, C8, C0, 40, 00, E8, 60, 86, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 85, C8, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 41, C8, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 60, E6, 40, 00, E8, 5E, FD, FF, FF, E8, C9, F8, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 93, CA, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 8C, F0, 40, 00, E8, 0A, 77, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 8C, F0, 40, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9903

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
46.5 KB (47,616 bytes)

The file internetguardsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.websearch.com/dnl/toolbar/.../InternetGuardSetup.exe

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