speedmax.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application speedmax.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7ca4d2db15a27c09c82bffcd58dfb495

SHA-1:
77e5d78f273877803db7bcfa04b29e29e7ff3195

SHA-256:
acbc05660de5cdf899ef590b2e30ea67ed74f314e46535f4545384b4ed2e6d64

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:
12/25/2024 11:37:15 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.I
14.8.8.0

File size:
594.2 KB (608,448 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/5/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc., O=Search Safer Inc., L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US, PostalCode=94107, STREET=665 3rd st, STREET=suite 150, SERIALNUMBER=5189473, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0D397E40D32ACA9E1EEF917E9C9DDE39

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/6/2014 5:52:09 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:dzoohOwepJ0HqCfWkkNn2m/EilDMceYRxFDNAhl2SvHLRmWZ:dzMJsqgk4mRDMwRzDNozv06

Entry address:
0x74BD8

Entry point:
E8, 92, 40, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 68, 03, 49, 00, 89, 0D, 64, 03, 49, 00, 89, 15, 60, 03, 49, 00, 89, 1D, 5C, 03, 49, 00, 89, 35, 58, 03, 49, 00, 89, 3D, 54, 03, 49, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 80, 03, 49, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 74, 03, 49, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 50, 03, 49, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 4C, 03, 49, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 48, 03, 49, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 44, 03, 49, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 78, 03, 49, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 6C, 03, 49, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 70, 03, 49, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 7C, 03, 49...
 
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Entropy:
6.7554

Code size:
510 KB (522,240 bytes)

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