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safeads.exe

OPTI ADS LTD

The executable safeads.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Safe-Ads’. This file is typically installed with the program Safe-Ads by OPTI ADS LTD which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
OPTI ADS LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
020a6bd9a1d5112e1babcc6302458f9f

SHA-1:
65443296ebcc7fcb2a01a284d60ddb8a603118e9

SHA-256:
92465a632684dc3ace38394e7479ef20057fa6244b9ca348b98adb1ddab403a0

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 10:36:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.1.17

File size:
665.4 KB (681,376 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\safeads\safeads\1.4.2.9\safeads.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OPTI ADS LTD

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
3/13/2015 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/23/2016 1:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=OPTI ADS LTD, O=OPTI ADS LTD, L=Tel Aviv, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

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

Serial number:
019E7E421DD92BB6922755CD51B3A65C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/29/2015 5:50:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x56F3A

Entry point:
E8, 93, AE, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 58, 64, 49, 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, 5C, 64, 49, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, E5, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, C0, 65, 49, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D2, 38, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, C4, 65, 49, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Code size:
477 KB (488,448 bytes)

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

Name:
Safe-Ads

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\safeads\safeads\1.4.2.9\safeads.exe


The file safeads.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Safe-Ads  by OPTI ADS LTD
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