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update.exe

0.9.2.0

AVSoftware EOOD

The software installer uses the StartInstall.com download manager which bundles additional adware offers (toolbars and utilities such as the SafeSearch toolbar) during setup. The application update.exe, “SafeSearch Setup ” by AVSoftware EOOD has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd.   (signed by AVSoftware EOOD)

Product:
0.9.2.0

Description:
SafeSearch Setup

Version:
0.9.2.0

MD5:
36c6c2d5fe235e4275fe9f0b7cd05dda

SHA-1:
12a410193f74f7f1aadf5555814eccb90d3bd565

SHA-256:
040c0d2f02d477f45045c29eca24382f252d8a55195583c0dafa546b65b0d8af

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 8:01:50 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.Installer (M)
16.4.13.17

File size:
3 MB (3,166,720 bytes)

Product version:
0.9.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2011-2016, AVSoftware Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\safesearch\1_12\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/3/2016 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/2/2019 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=IT, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG, SERIALNUMBER=200437750, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=BG

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
3758D0D4E1B2569875AAACFB7F4C442A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/16/2015 2:24:20 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:3FmBSb287ZiXyK3M64v18VqoztDzQ1dFX/:3nb2QZiDdY14qGDzQ13/

Entry address:
0x113BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 34, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9855

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://update.safesearch.net/setup_avsoft_14.exe

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