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searchtoolbaruninstall.exe

Search Toolbar

Zugo Ltd

The application searchtoolbaruninstall.exe by Zugo has been detected as adware by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This file is typically installed with the program Search Toolbar by Zugo Ltd which is a potentially unwanted software program. The file has been seen being downloaded from components.zugo.com.
Publisher:
Zugo Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Search Toolbar

Version:
1.1

MD5:
b98f9313397205f429a844f3be608dfd

SHA-1:
b173cc192a31b523af1f0d3de86200df5aea811d

SHA-256:
136d8fb9942dbd2447630d5850d4e7c83e1629be5a4236c9b14f3b9b59fba9ec

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 12:54:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.Zugo.W
14.8.7.17

VIPRE Antivirus
Zugo Ltd
26074

File size:
107.8 KB (110,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.1

Copyright:
Copyright © 2009 - Zugo Ltd

Trademarks:
Search Toolbar is a trademark of Zugo Ltd

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search toolbar\searchtoolbaruninstall.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugo Ltd

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
1/26/2010 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
1/27/2011 3:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zugo Ltd, O=Zugo Ltd, STREET=PO Box 36, STREET=1st Floor, STREET=37 Broad St., L=St Helier, S=Jersey, PostalCode=JE4 9NU, C=JE

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00C52FD6F7886644358C539D8FC50BCC93

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/7/2009 2:11:54 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:BQpQ5EP0ijnRTXJWBJFuZcyEb9HhVqqZImtcsn4mFY+fDsCzcx:BQIURTXJWPo6z5hpZlcqFYiZS

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, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9901

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file searchtoolbaruninstall.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Search Toolbar  by Zugo Ltd
Zugo Search Toolbar is a generic web browser toolbar that installs a search feature and various buttons for social integration and links to web sites such as MyHeritage.com and various search providers.
www.bingstart.com
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The file searchtoolbaruninstall.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://components.zugo.com/.../SearchToolbarUninstall.exe

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