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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 setup and installation application 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:
1a6bd62019849af344712bbc6675035e

SHA-1:
69f4687b7df033a853a2fd9d39aa646bf3b06bc8

SHA-256:
0f0508d0fc8accf63e4ccb4a95f05970c9e2c084192e42e9db8c9b42b8ffb8b2

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:
11/27/2024 12:30:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.Installer (M)
16.4.14.6

File size:
3 MB (3,189,208 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:
2/2/2016 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/1/2019 7:59:59 PM

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 9:24:20 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:5UgOlFbXPZErEWLDV4zqWUoOrBxbTLYhZ1usTj5X4Kl6+CFcoaoc:u9bfZw/PqqgOrBF8PrKyoaoc

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:
7.9856

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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