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searchsnacks.exe

Search Snacks, LLC

This is part of the InfoAtoms browser extension which will display variopus forms of advertising in the web browser by injecting new ads such as banner, text-links and search results. The application searchsnacks.exe, “Search Snacks Setup” by Search Snacks has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from i.vertitechnologygroup.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Search Snacks  (signed by Search Snacks, LLC)

Product:
Search Snacks

Description:
Search Snacks Setup

Version:
1.9.0.6

MD5:
2b75ddf5c494e8bc9b736cd852f31059

SHA-1:
a8a2b526d10a71a556695cfff7b4baa63760061a

SHA-256:
185ea7ad034591036efdf0ecf708e2650d9e702261d4d6a13cdcd8fc3efb9a33

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/4/2024 8:08:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.274
9.0.1.0193

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.SearchSnacks.M
14.7.17.10

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0702
7.2.193

VIPRE Antivirus
InfoAtoms
31196

File size:
1.1 MB (1,174,632 bytes)

Product version:
1.9.0.6

Copyright:
(c) 2014 Search Snacks

Original file name:
searchsnacks-setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\searchsnacks.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Snacks, LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/3/2014 3:07:56 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 3:07:56 PM

Subject:
E=support@search-snacks.com, CN="Search Snacks, LLC", O="Search Snacks, LLC", L=Dover, S=Delaware, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11213239AF4AE4C69B97F803376A194F08F4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:52:06 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:go0iDJFtiT9VK9axblbIqYWqHONhr9k5enUzLhn:L04QJVe41Pr+5nzNn

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 6F, 44, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 6E, 44, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, 9C, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 2E, 44, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, F0, 46, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8600

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file searchsnacks.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://i.vertitechnologygroup.com/inst/software/C5AD7269-E19D-4B78-A9B8-4FDA4F7B1ACA/.../searchsnacks-setup-1.9.0.6.exe

http://i.wecan-software.com/inst/software/C5AD7269-E19D-4B78-A9B8-4FDA4F7B1ACA/.../searchsnacks-setup-1.9.0.6.exe

http://d3g1r6z1ayef32.cloudfront.net/.../searchsnacks-setup-1.9.0.6.exe

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