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pcmax.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application pcmax.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a windows Service named “pcmaxservice Service”.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
14b25870e526a083f056a1c68a4a8e04

SHA-1:
51c60efe8a7ed12098976cd828233ee9ad6c3eb0

SHA-256:
a0b974ee463c35955c44a63462a154ececee92a32fb6ced5bfb6e07d99a9ca67

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:45:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9848

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.SearchSafer.F
14.8.8.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Search Safer
29596

File size:
243.2 KB (249,024 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pcmax\pcmax.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/24/2014 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:
0A2FEEE18AFAF7AE54517E19E43F098C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/25/2014 3:32:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8kp4AlhYZknDKCPvNT5W8Ke6rnxicyXhD:8ifemDKCPFT5W8Ke6jwcyXV

Entry address:
0xCEA0

Entry point:
E8, FC, 72, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, B8, C9, 42, 00, 89, 0D, B4, C9, 42, 00, 89, 15, B0, C9, 42, 00, 89, 1D, AC, C9, 42, 00, 89, 35, A8, C9, 42, 00, 89, 3D, A4, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 15, D0, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, C4, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, A0, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 9C, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 98, C9, 42, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 94, C9, 42, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, C8, C9, 42, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, BC, C9, 42, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, C0, C9, 42, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, CC, C9, 42...
 
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Entropy:
6.4767

Code size:
133 KB (136,192 bytes)

Service
Display name:
pcmaxservice Service

Service name:
pcmaxservice

Type:
Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-81-207.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.81.207:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-201-19.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.201.19:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-50-16-233-191.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (50.16.233.191:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-103-88.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.103.88:80)

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