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KeywordSearchUpdater.exe

Keyword Search Updater

torangcommunications

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

Product:
Keyword Search Updater

Version:
1.0.1.3

MD5:
b537bf5f395f2e8cab75dde37e311030

SHA-1:
5b9897674461422b86e852e2121a61b2b2406e48

SHA-256:
6833020d593147df685f3ff614d2b55f94ba468e8faa00b5b12537401e5be153

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:
11/16/2024 3:29:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.torangcommunications (M)
16.2.23.2

File size:
122.1 KB (125,016 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.3

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2010

Original file name:
KeywordSearchUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\keyword search\keywordsearchupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
torangcommunications

Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
3/8/2010 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/8/2012 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=torangcommunications, O=torangcommunications, L=kangnam, S=seoul, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
52ACAB754DEC6C8A2B35197339CD05F8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/14/2011 5:15:11 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:8r7mGeymXeFE2AYQsK+aku0qA5DBSGBxU88apSYVZ:8XmHyR62eV0qAtEGBxU8HpSYf

Entry address:
0x3265

Entry point:
E8, 17, 45, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, A8, 10, 41, 00, 89, 0D, A4, 10, 41, 00, 89, 15, A0, 10, 41, 00, 89, 1D, 9C, 10, 41, 00, 89, 35, 98, 10, 41, 00, 89, 3D, 94, 10, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 15, C0, 10, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, B4, 10, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 90, 10, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 8C, 10, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 88, 10, 41, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 84, 10, 41, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, B8, 10, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, AC, 10, 41, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, B0, 10, 41, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, BC, 10, 41...
 
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Entropy:
5.7115

Code size:
44 KB (45,056 bytes)

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