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safeguardsrv.exe

Alerts LLC

Part of an adware web browser extension that delivers advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The application safeguardsrv.exe by Alerts has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “SafeGuard Update Service”. This file is typically installed with the program SafeGuard by Alerts LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Alerts LLC  (signed and verified)

Version:
1.0.2.45

MD5:
67e0e784bb2ea28b9e4c98b3d6fd8e9e

SHA-1:
4685cb4196cb2a742cff910da495c14a44070785

SHA-256:
1ba5eeb7ebf5f92d852680ede7b8a0db3858d7a71bc07065f34dbff988ef14c9

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:
12/24/2024 12:14:02 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Weather.Alerts (M)
16.5.27.13

File size:
572 KB (585,744 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.2.45

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\safeguard\safeguardsrv.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Alerts LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/5/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/6/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Alerts LLC, O=Alerts LLC, STREET="101 Colorado St #2309", L=Austin, S=TX, PostalCode=78701, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A4FE74573C3AAF1867F4DF866A77B161

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/1/2015 7:30:35 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:pwgqNxKIFU1Gv2CdMg7MLxHCnNYs6oYIcXZGN:pwJFqUvbdMASZGN

Entry address:
0x1B484

Entry point:
E8, 0C, A6, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, E8, 4F, 14, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, EC, 43, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E4, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08, 51, 89, 08, E8, 20, 00, 00, 00, 59, 8B, F0, E8, 05, 00, 00, 00, 89, 30, 5E, 5D, C3, E8, 1B, 14, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, E8, 43, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 4D, 08, 33, C0, 3B, 0C, C5, 80, 42, 48, 00, 74, 27, 40, 83, F8, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 41, ED, 83, F8, 11, 77, 05, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8D, 81, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8...
 
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Entropy:
6.2897

Code size:
377 KB (386,048 bytes)

Service
Display name:
SafeGuard Update Service

Description:
Keep your SafeGuard software up to date.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RPCSS


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

SafeGuard  by Alerts LLC
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