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spamfreesearch4ie.exe

${PRDCT_DSP}

Montera Technologeis LTD

This is part of the Montera web browser toolbar and extension that will modify the browser's default search provider, DNS, and home page functions. The application spamfreesearch4ie.exe by Montera Technologeis has been detected as adware 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:
blekko  (signed by Montera Technologeis LTD)

Product:
${PRDCT_DSP}

Version:
1.6.9.1

MD5:
709fca6ed95e374fdbfcb141fa805a78

SHA-1:
bc7400ffaeb0f9771ea74843d57b59ebaef078e8

SHA-256:
7292e00e8d22499144587b95d6f5fdc46f9e8bad0b79f9cdd23c85f325428daf

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 6:29:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera (M)
17.3.11.8

File size:
1.2 MB (1,245,944 bytes)

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\spamfreesearch\1.6.9.1\spamfreesearch4ie.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Montera Technologeis LTD

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/27/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/28/2013 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Montera Technologeis LTD, O=Montera Technologeis LTD, STREET="18, Amammi st", L=Even Yehuda, S=Hasharon, PostalCode=40500, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
361B49E5431DD304CA32589D28E4DD3C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9915

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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