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search_installer.exe

The application search_installer.exe has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from i1.reportbox3.info and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
a215e328ff5b4c82c99ed15c5f32f97f

SHA-1:
7ff476900a5e253e451a7405646f73e0f4e97590

SHA-256:
3f5fc592622f7fce8fe2811564aee988158aefe208aeadfef3c1f8b1dd66112d

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:39:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.BGuard.12
9.0.1.0356

Reason Heuristics
Adware.SInstaller.Q
14.2.22.22

File size:
842.5 KB (862,720 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/23/2013 12:59:34 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Sd0W3vQY4EO0F2/ZGR2iNDVYIzafU3kcHi9Cwue:j8vdR1NDgukcHiP

Entry address:
0x9AF03

Entry point:
E8, BE, D7, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 74, 24, 8A, 01, 83, C1, 01, 84, C0, 74, 4E, F7, C1, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, EF, 05, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, A4, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 01, BA, FF, FE, FE, 7E, 03, D0, 83, F0, FF, 33, C2, 83, C1, 04, A9, 00, 01, 01, 81, 74, E8, 8B, 41, FC, 84, C0, 74, 32, 84, E4, 74, 24, A9, 00, 00, FF, 00, 74, 13, A9, 00, 00, 00, FF, 74, 02, EB, CD, 8D, 41, FF, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C1, C3, 8D, 41, FE, 8B, 4C, 24...
 
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Entropy:
6.6799

Code size:
719 KB (736,256 bytes)

The file search_installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://i1.reportbox3.info/.../search_installer.exe

http://i1.installbox1.info/.../search_installer.exe

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