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surfcanyon.dll

Fast Search

Surf Canyon Incorporated

The module surfcanyon.dll, “Fast Search for Internet Explorer” by Surf Canyon has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is installed within the context of Internet Explore as a BHO (Browser Helper Object) under the name ‘IE BHO Utility’. This file is typically installed with the program Search Manager Service by Surf Canyon which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Surf Canyon Incorporated  (signed and verified)

Product:
Fast Search

Description:
Fast Search for Internet Explorer

Version:
10.4.0.0

MD5:
2772e194aae42a937691490614267c39

SHA-1:
05dff482f91ec534bb39dc8335fe49605adc09f5

SHA-256:
3aba3b6065950b95b089a9ae848fe73dc6438100beaad3a3c4b222c4430d6d2d

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:
11/27/2024 7:24:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BHO.SurfCanyonorporated.K
14.10.7.9

File size:
220.4 KB (225,648 bytes)

Product version:
5.2.3.0

Copyright:
Surf Canyon Incorporated. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
surfcanyon.dll

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\surf canyon\surfcanyon.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Surf Canyon Incorporated

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/12/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/13/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Surf Canyon Incorporated, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Surf Canyon Incorporated, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
1F54086556A315E8D932AFD0318766A3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/9/2014 1:00:44 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Yf7jr+Hkhc5utlDq2UI0OJ/xVzwx3Z9capZs/6eouFY2uek5nIifCAiTErguw:cOb5Wqu0OJPwx3Ziazs/LrYIa+TEm

Entry address:
0x12C91

Entry point:
8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 7D, 0C, 01, 75, 05, E8, CD, 7A, 00, 00, FF, 75, 08, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 55, 0C, E8, EC, FE, FF, FF, 59, 5D, C2, 0C, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 90, 24, 03, 10, 00, 74, 05, E9, 6F, 7B, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1...
 
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Entropy:
6.4903

Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

Internet Explorer BHO
Display name:
IE BHO Utility

CLSID:
{5AB7104A-B71F-49AD-9154-F7F8806AE848}

CLSID name:
Fast Search


The file surfcanyon.dll has been discovered within the following program.

Search Manager Service  by Surf Canyon
As part of the installation process the publisher may offer changes to your Internet Browser settings. These changes if approved by you can be reconfigured by you at any time from the options dialog available on your Internet Browser.
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