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SearchDonkeyService.exe

SearchDonkey Service

WebAppTech Coding LLC

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application SearchDonkeyService.exe by WebAppTech Coding has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
WebAppTech Coding, LLC  (signed by WebAppTech Coding LLC)

Product:
SearchDonkey Service

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
426ddf6d2fdc5d77fdd8bda938a58f83

SHA-1:
34592299caf3e0c7ee6814199f291a987272c48b

SHA-256:
14fa5106ff11c06479f73f709b95ea5457e2efca9e24b2cd7172a1ebb0c3d9fc

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:31:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.WebAppTe (M)
16.5.15.12

File size:
64.4 KB (65,912 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © WebAppTech Coding, LLC 2014

Original file name:
SearchDonkeyService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\searchdonkey\searchdonkeyservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebAppTech Coding LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/23/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/24/2014 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WebAppTech Coding LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebAppTech Coding LLC, L=Grandville, S=Michigan, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1A6411A4888DF6223DF9C572F9BE2E96

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2014 6:28:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:bLnfc6r+N1MOymvpxwE419FaqkZZm1XPwZDwOy:brhrLOyq3P419FaqkMXPwZDw

Entry address:
0xFBBE

Entry point:
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
55 KB (56,320 bytes)

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