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unins000.exe

WebSearch LLC

The application unins000.exe by WebSearch has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program WebSearch Toolbar by WebSearch, LLC.
Publisher:
WebSearch LLC  (signed and verified)

Description:
Setup/Uninstall

Version:
51.51.0.0

MD5:
07fee12933bac32c44b4f8ae3a7fa6f0

SHA-1:
895bf342f1e1cf4a42b30f5fe359eb98289391c7

SHA-256:
ee8a7f4d3e502c39669aaa315e282b9489795227296b61aad218ebafdb717383

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:
11/23/2024 7:48:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.21.17

File size:
1.2 MB (1,223,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\websearch toolbar\unins000.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WebSearch LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/26/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/27/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WebSearch LLC, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=WebSearch LLC, L=Boca Raton, S=Florida, 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:
3973095592BCA3504FF9FFF6E2B0F381

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/20/2012 8:23:26 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3mdW7w83t6Wea8u0105qwD7Xw9FiLDuC0vOoVSIgHNnvExCcu:3BwZ05qXqdEfgNNQC

Entry address:
0xFADFC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, 56, 57, B8, 18, 93, 4F, 00, E8, A9, C4, F0, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, E0, AF, 4F, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, C0, 55, 68, 5D, AE, 4F, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 6A, 01, E8, B2, C9, F0, FF, E8, A1, E2, FF, FF, A1, 04, 90, 4F, 00, 50, 68, 5C, 90, 4F, 00, A1, CC, 02, 50, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 9E, 1F, F7, FF, E8, CD, E2, FF, FF, 33, C0, 5A, 59, 59, 64, 89, 10, EB, 2B, E9, A6, 96, F0, FF, 6A, 05, A1, CC, 02, 50, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 40, 30, 50, E8, 10, D2, F0, FF, E8, C7, E0, FF, FF, B8, 01, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6230

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
998.5 KB (1,022,464 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
WebSearch Toolbar

Display publisher:
WebSearch, LLC

Display version:
1.1.0.11

Uninstall string:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\WebSearch Toolbar\unins000.exe"


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