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Startpage24_Parent.ocx

Startpage24 Startpage

Link64 GmbH

The file Startpage24_Parent.ocx, “ActiveX Control [Startpage24_Parent.ocx]” by Link64 GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Startpage24 by Link64 which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

Publisher:

Link64 GmbH (signed and verified)

Product:

Startpage24 Startpage

Description:

ActiveX Control [Startpage24_Parent.ocx]

Version:

2.0.0.896

MD5:

cca5e05a3e0f772e46abad02b9814115

SHA-1:

79f022134b9cd4cfffa8ddf645ea1b9e4e716bb6

SHA-256:

42e72f5561fc9df6262a29a8f84d302c297b63ae413ceb328fb2edc06f978fab

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 1:39:21 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP (M)

16.10.2.12

File size:

405.6 KB (415,328 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.0.896

Original file name:

Startpage24_Parent.ocx

File type:

OLE control extension (Win32 OCX)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\ProgramData\startpage24\plugin_old5\startpage24_parent.ocx

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Link64 GmbH

Authority:

Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:

2/20/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

3/23/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Link64 GmbH, OU=Secure Application Development, O=Link64 GmbH, L=Karlsruhe, S=Baden-Wuerttemberg, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

70B8C92A22236AF8064642CFE2790458

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/11/2014 1:34:11 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

6144:ShPZsqaB8/4+ziBZbG7Zkc1hUoEkVELT0QqfByG:Shm+GVKhUotVEH3lG

Entry address:

0x2AAA3

Entry point:

83, 7C, 24, 08, 01, 75, 05, E8, D4, 63, 00, 00, FF, 74, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 10, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, E8, ED, FE, FF, FF, 59, C2, 0C, 00, 6A, 0C, 68, 40, 36, 05, 10, E8, F0, 0F, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 30, DE, 05, 10, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, A7, 65, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, E9, 6D, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, FC, 0F, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, A4, 64, 00, 00, 59, C3, 55, 8B, 6C, 24, 08, 83, FD, E0, 0F, 87, 9F, 00, 00, 00, 53, 8B... 
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Code size:

272 KB (278,528 bytes)

The file Startpage24_Parent.ocx has been discovered within the following program.

Startpage24 by Link64

This adware program that plugs into the user's web browser will hijack the home and search pages.

www.startpage24.com/webpage/en

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