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search_installer.exe

The application search_installer.exe has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from i1.coolinary.info.
MD5:
a037a26f52b17ce4c563097251d67150

SHA-1:
b342059f45ffca1990c7243bcb1113fc0a030421

SHA-256:
cf43bdd59b28044cc4e94850071c8135c78599ead923b6a75ada47922077b3aa

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:
11/23/2024 11:59:05 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.SInstaller.Q
14.6.10.22

File size:
1 MB (1,085,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\{random}.tmp\addons\search_installer.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/20/2014 12:59:56 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:q3aGV+ZyRm+GRVjtNjwcNvl30Ha77XdA8BE0DkeDQ9jY7y:qKGV+kmJLnNvlQOBMeUBY7

Entry address:
0xBB8D7

Entry point:
E8, 08, DA, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 24, CD, 4F, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, C4, 5F, 4F, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 24, CD, 4F, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03...
 
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Entropy:
6.5267

Code size:
861 KB (881,664 bytes)

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

http://i1.coolinary.info/.../sinstall.exe

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