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sssvc.exe

Search Snacks Client Service

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 sssvc.exe by Search Snacks has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Search Snacks 1.10.0.1 Client Service”.
Publisher:
Search Snacks  (signed by Search Snacks, LLC)

Product:
Search Snacks Client Service

Version:
1.10.0.1

MD5:
8b399f09b5acdd68c938b93b21f3f8d2

SHA-1:
1ab6a47641e1506a184949ab51c9058d4151f0ab

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:
12/24/2024 1:51:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InfoAtoms (M)
16.9.4.10

File size:
271.1 KB (277,600 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
sssvc.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\searchsnacks_1.10.0.1\service\sssvc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Snacks, LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
4/3/2014 5:07:56 PM

Valid to:
4/3/2016 5:07:56 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:
10/14/2014 1:30:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:C7DtBd02UprNJiAjDoVQkCTBsv3Bqxb1O9:C7DzdfUppJiAj8VQkCT3B1q

Entry address:
0x21158

Entry point:
E8, 69, 56, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 85, C9, 0F, 84, 92, 00, 00, 00, 56, 53, 8B, D9, 8B, 74, 24, 14, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 7C, 24, 10, 75, 0B, C1, E9, 02, 0F, 85, 85, 00, 00, 00, EB, 27, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 74, 2B, 84, C0, 74, 2F, F7, C6, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, E5, 8B, D9, C1, E9, 02, 75, 61, 83, E3, 03, 74, 13, 8A, 06, 83, C6, 01, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 84, C0, 74, 37, 83, EB, 01, 75, ED, 8B, 44...
 
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Entropy:
6.3159

Code size:
180.5 KB (184,832 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Search Snacks 1.10.0.1 Client Service

Service name:
sssvc_1.10.0.1

Description:
This service enables Search Snacks 1.10.0.1 on HTTP websites

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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