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AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application se.exe by AVSoftware EOOD 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 scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named SafeSearchUpdate triggered daily at a specified time. While running, it connects to the Internet address server-54-230-197-9.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
AVSoftware EOOD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
a7d34d48d63d1257b3fb7b9073ba8ea7

SHA-1:
f4818918fca5fd8a84be2323474f80d81accc79e

SHA-256:
c953f0ebd30c3d69a3f7195ae6434c3fa9efe65031e2cea43ad2cadb01d81926

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:
12/23/2024 10:42:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafeSearch.AVSoftware EOOD (M)
16.4.13.20

File size:
325.5 KB (333,296 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\safesearch\1_14\se.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
12/31/2015 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/4/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
57ABCD2BCF9FD1CFD5A1BABF2579820E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2016 5:03:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:ogyDD5RewIY8+MoaqEsbPlIu2vbyschj/l888888888888W88888888888W:Bw5RewJ7avCVwysCj/l888888888888E

Entry address:
0x3D794

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 64, AA, 43, 00, E8, F6, C3, FC, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 62, D9, 43, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B2, 01, A1, F4, 3B, 42, 00, E8, 18, 04, FF, FF, 8B, D8, 66, BA, 3D, 00, 8B, C3, E8, 43, FC, FE, FF, B2, 01, 8B, C3, E8, A6, FC, FE, FF, BA, BC, 4F, 44, 00, 33, C0, E8, 46, 6D, FC, FF, E8, E1, 6C, FC, FF, 8B, F0, 85, F6, 0F, 8E, 4A, 01, 00, 00, C7, 05, B0, 4F, 44, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 55, EC, A1, B0, 4F, 44, 00, E8, 20, 6D, FC, FF...
 
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Entropy:
6.4662

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
242.5 KB (248,320 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SafeSearchUpdate

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 22:05)


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-197-9.lhr50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.197.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-9-178.lhr3.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.9.178:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-48-48.jfk5.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.48.48:80)

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