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Search Safer Inc.

The application protect.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 19 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
83935c054389f306db104c2b9b170d65

SHA-1:
ea6e5683e930569a77d82c3d3fc3852ca9073907

SHA-256:
d8492dc0a1751f7f0bbf6465ba9d4936763d2801b429af9ace55c16bbed2f871

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 9:55:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Agent
14.06.01

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-140601

AVG
Toolbar.Conduit
2015.0.3456

Comodo Security
Application.Win32.Conduit.~A
18286

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3008
9.0.1.0152

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Conduit
8.9816

G Data
Win32.Application.SearchProtect
14.6.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.NSIS.Agent
14.0.0.3777

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Conduit.A
v2014.06.01.01

McAfee
Artemis!83935C054389
5600.7112

Panda Antivirus
PUP/Conduit.A
14.06.01.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.Downloader.966
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.H
14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H07DL14
7.2.152

Vba32 AntiVirus
Downloader.Agent
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Conduit
29340

File size:
3 MB (3,115,920 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\{random}.tmp\protect.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
4/9/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 7:00:00 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:
052B76F81FB1915B5B1E81F5038C0975

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:9GL4IjCKXcq1uMcPS6UeZV2PFnT3/W4a93bmd4Opq5GUAVdZTMtO8gvWSTIJ3UjD:9q4IuaP1uXxZET+TVb3EUAl4gvnIJ3SD

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9970

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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