launcher.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application launcher.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4cfdd68892e9fb23c30a2db2e176253e

SHA-1:
970a76cfb61b7fd30ed1df81e3287bc60253e391

SHA-256:
8257b1e79dc5235f5a3997d7fab30dbed1c1f257a25b6df751a9422c50775fa6

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 6:47:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3106

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10940
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect.M potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Conduit.deiqau
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer
15.5.18.1

Sophos
PUA 'SafeSearch' (of type Adware)
5.14

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4895342
39486

File size:
53.7 KB (54,976 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/6/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 4:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc., O=Search Safer Inc., L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US, PostalCode=94107, STREET=665 3rd st, STREET=suite 150, SERIALNUMBER=5189473, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0607693F7D43517FF43E3F35B225F1E1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2014 4:55:12 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:lQXkHgMJMhm1DqDgaUHTRRM5Zr3TOvh1a5r4A0Un2qEDczu1aAkpPKgh:RfSwRqDtUHTRO5ZjTOM4AJTUkxr

Entry address:
0x18A7

Entry point:
E8, AD, 2F, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D8, CE, 40, 00, 89, 0D, D4, CE, 40, 00, 89, 15, D0, CE, 40, 00, 89, 1D, CC, CE, 40, 00, 89, 35, C8, CE, 40, 00, 89, 3D, C4, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, F0, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, E4, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, C0, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, BC, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B8, CE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, B4, CE, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E8, CE, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, DC, CE, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, E0, CE, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, EC, CE, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.2953

Code size:
28.5 KB (29,184 bytes)

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