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search_defender.exe

The application search_defender.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 25 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.nlstorage.info.
MD5:
7611441dbc9fba8feb9ff3f5fb0257c3

SHA-1:
58b85689131418306af0be72591150cb02d86148

SHA-256:
5498d65edddc0036c2b9ec51e7b63c4ea01f2aae5d9c42d3d4aedeb8ff0db22b

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 5:32:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
ASD.Prevention
2013.02.18

Avira AntiVirus
TR/FakeAV.auh
7.11.61.148

avast!
NSIS:SProtector-A [PUP]
2014.9-140914

AVG
Startpage
2015.0.3352

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.8552196
1.0.20.1285

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
15291

Dr.Web
Trojan.AVKill.20828
9.0.1.0257

ESET NOD32
Win32/SProtector (variant)
8.8020

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/StartPage.BAKO!tr
9/14/2014

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.8552196
11.2014-14-09_1

G Data
Trojan.Generic.8552196
14.9.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Win32.FakeAV
t3scan.2.0.0.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.StartPage
14.0.0.3255

McAfee
Artemis!7611441DBC9F
5600.7008

Microsoft Security Essentials
Trojan:Win32/Dynamer!dtc
1.163.1557.0

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.8552196
15.0.0.771

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.AVKill.zhxrr
0.22.8.50287

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.ARJFR
11.20140914

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.8552196
13.02.18.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
14.09.14.12

Sophos
Mal/Generic-L
4.86

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RCBZ4KM
7.2.257

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.RCBZ4KM
10.465.14

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.StartPage.bako
3.12.20.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
15612

File size:
959.9 KB (982,964 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\search_defender.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:ju7ktMNJeharwHhDK6mMCcjZyIroqlktMNJeharwH/:tMlwHhDK1H8EMlwH/

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file search_defender.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.nlstorage.info/installmate/.../search_defender.exe

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