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Kreapixel

The application searchweb.exe by Kreapixel 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. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Kreapixel  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5328a6777360635bd88e5e13900e0c19

SHA-1:
79ad665ebbfc0f565eb2f9b6e99a0f17356a3fa0

SHA-256:
0a795a1ec5b7c1fe7bf308583358650e5e00da93a9d8050845c44644d4032f28

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:31:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Kreapixel.Installer (M)
16.4.9.0

File size:
1.7 MB (1,758,720 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\searchweb.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Kreapixel

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
4/18/2011 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/18/2012 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Kreapixel, OU=24, O=Kreapixel, L=Bergerac, S=Dordogne, C=FR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
288036C083074C106C3277BCEC5A31D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:pW6eDla18AO79VnjTIDrY0dthWSmuHHSAmjAmk:w6eDPAKbjEW3EH+zk

Entry address:
0x30CB

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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

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