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search_defender_alternate_166.exe

The application search_defender_alternate_166.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 19 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 i1.yourfilesdatak.asia and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
102a308197d8ff05ce2b775cf4bff0c7

SHA-1:
dfe4dc9e3f1344dc28b09eb4052962ec43937e78

SHA-256:
4db6c0525b5cf031afce49eb1bc200523ecc7964bb9c311a8835aa9451ac9000

Scanner detections:
19 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:47:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Generic.545897
1141

avast!
NSIS:SProtector-A [PUP]
2014.9-131201

AVG
Generic5
2014.0.3639

Bitdefender
Adware.Generic.545897
1.0.20.1675

Bkav FE
W32.Clod364.Trojan
1.3.0.4562

Dr.Web
Adware.BGuard.11
9.0.1.0335

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Generic.545897
8.13.12.01.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/SProtector
7.9117

F-Secure
Adware.BGuard.B
11.2013-01-12_1

G Data
Adware.Generic.545897
13.12.22

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.174.10361

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.SProtect.A
v2013.12.01.10

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Generic.545897
14.0.0.1005

Reason Heuristics
Unnamed.Threat.25
14.3.1.2

Sophos
BProtector
4.95

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_SPROTECT
7.2.335

Trend Micro
ADW_SPROTECT
10.465.01

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
23900

XVirus List
Win.Detected
2.3.31

File size:
1.5 MB (1,538,892 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_alternate_166.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:suy4hjC9CClCMRoUKteLlVVFgBofNZ/7KJr/S0qVS6eLk54hO29KCk78RAUKSeCg:S4hjgCs2VCfaon7+avF54hOMKqSazZmR

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_alternate_166.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://i1.yourfilesdatak.asia/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

http://i1.bookmyzip.in/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

http://i1.getapplicationmy.info/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

http://i1.installbox2.info/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

http://i1.monitorbox1.info/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

http://i1.installbox1.info/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

http://i1.stylefun.info/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

http://i1.reportbox3.info/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

http://i1.stylezip.info/addons/.../search_defender_alternate_166.exe

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