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Key to Search LTD

The application onlysearch.exe by Key to Search has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Only-search’.
Publisher:
Pay By Ads LTD  (signed by Key to Search LTD)

Version:
1.3.0.0

MD5:
5de261082605d4ef205e509d147563cf

SHA-1:
305ddea8f01695a3bdd34602a65dbdf7cb4e593b

SHA-256:
aa5d8a27a7712692cc696f88a7a1f6fa0312716b65eb9699a4734a3e7f795e3b

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:
12/29/2024 1:06:24 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic.Montiera.Meta
15.12.8.5

File size:
644.4 KB (659,864 bytes)

Copyright:
All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\onlysearch\onlysearch\1.3.26.9\onlysearch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Key to Search LTD

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/17/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/17/2016 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Key to Search LTD, O=Key to Search LTD, L=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
06477BB277C3DCF813C68101CCDEE2DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/20/2015 1:09:17 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:H02Hku0yALjnB8Z/B48s+XU2im/9NCLVD716jtW2LIjtJbfrS4:H6b80SahD716jF8jtJbzS4

Entry address:
0x5266A

Entry point:
E8, 93, AD, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, D8, F2, 48, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, DC, F2, 48, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E8, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 40, F4, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D5, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, 44, F4, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.3302

Code size:
455 KB (465,920 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Only-search

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\onlysearch\onlysearch\1.3.26.9\onlysearch.exe


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