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searchprotectgeneric3setup.exe

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The application searchprotectgeneric3setup.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. 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 dl1.downserver1.com.
Publisher:
SearchProtect

Product:
SearchProtect

Version:
1.0

MD5:
9afbbe9b0cb63fded7e3c31d87f4d27a

SHA-1:
40b42029e5083d740c0ea91eaad98e7a5f5364d8

SHA-256:
e4aec4fc2abf149980f9691f278208084df7cdd79b398e1673e136da8182d38d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:18:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Win.Reputation
15.7.27.20

File size:
163.9 KB (167,800 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\searchprotectgeneric3setup.exe

File PE Metadata
OS bitness:
Win64

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:egXdZt9P6D3XJT45sGyj+enKph2BVXuT9rOe/h3d5h8b9BcdgY0h:ee34xvGteKpc7a9rdhtAbLogP

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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Entropy:
7.7293

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

The file searchprotectgeneric3setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl1.downserver1.com/Installer/.../SearchProtectGeneric3Setup.exe

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