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search_defender_166.exe

The application search_defender_166.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 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 and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
2a959c7957ecbb6fd3b90eb5a59f8174

SHA-1:
83ffc6330c4c1dfeb0b5d57e6134146342d01714

SHA-256:
377dfa1881b103d22b8e1ef4a61884fba23b66f00d0862743bdd7a24c8becc32

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/14/2024 2:55:39 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Trojan.AVKill.24563
9.0.1.0355

ESET NOD32
Win32/SProtector (variant)
7.8723

McAfee
Artemis!2A959C7957EC
5600.7275

Quick Heal
Adware.Sprotector.A3
12.13.12.00

Sophos
Generic PUA IK
4.91

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.0BC513
7.2.355

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.0BC513
10.465.21

File size:
1019.7 KB (1,044,160 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_166.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 11:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:suY/806dkeDMlYBzuydXqFdhCMZOjg+/806dkeDMlYBzuyC:W8boYBrgdYM4ck8boYBI

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_166.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.nlstorage.info/installmate/.../search_defender_166.exe

http://www.storagepl1.com/installmate/.../search_defender_166.exe

http://i1.storagepl1.info/.../search_defender_166.exe

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