home

searchprotectgeneric4setup.exe

SearchProtect

The executable searchprotectgeneric4setup.exe has been detected as malware by 3 anti-virus 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 dl1.downserver1.com.
Publisher:
SearchProtect

Product:
SearchProtect

Version:
4.0

MD5:
5a35705ba551567f8121c6a027e112fc

SHA-1:
0ce78cdb7ae8c457229124e383da64fbde7ae471

SHA-256:
0f4414dd4d8aa656c511a8ebec6518f43c31e8a4737c9df4e03c77f9b9e39c52

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:13:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation (M)
16.3.15.20

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0514
7.2.134

File size:
164 KB (167,889 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 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}\searchprotectgeneric4setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 4:20:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:egXdZt9P6D3XJT45X0yj+enKph2BVXQJGHVOHo/RLv4BFTFKjDGdA:ee34xk0teKpc7rHlx4BtaGdA

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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.7309

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file searchprotectgeneric4setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl1.downserver1.com/Installer/.../SearchProtectGeneric4Setup.exe

Remove searchprotectgeneric4setup.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.