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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 6 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. The setup program uses the InstallCore monetization download manager to download additional third party applications that may be unwanted by the user.
Publisher:
AVSoftware Ltd.   (signed by AVSoftware EOOD)

Product:
0.9.2.0

Description:
SafeSearch Setup

Version:
0.9.2.0

MD5:
a5bb8cd52254ce5315c1367f7dd778f2

SHA-1:
df8076887cce91a813ad1a1d1313d36ec2d067bb

SHA-256:
da747e067f288f63a9389854d9c24c4b3ce77fa16b36ed7bfe66dcfc8ea2178f

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 4:37:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3103

Dr.Web
Adware.Toolbar.247
9.0.1.0140

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
9.7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AVSoftware EOOD.Installer
15.5.20.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.SpeedingUpMyPC.a!1075357520
23.00.65.15518

Sophos
PUA 'Install Core Click run software'
5.14

File size:
3 MB (3,189,744 bytes)

Product version:
0.9.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2011-2015, AVSoftware Ltd.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\safesearch\1_9\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AVSoftware EOOD

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/4/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/3/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=AVSoftware EOOD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=AVSoftware EOOD, L=Sofia, S=Sofia, C=BG

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:
0EB840FECC84AE6DCA7A92109E2314ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/13/2013 4:19:32 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:EfgdYebtf/PGyJMEfrhwC9yhxfS+Ytf0Y2kT60cBExKSOhBgEV5l7aseX:4Wb52s9r4ffPYtV2kT60oE2xusa

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, 2C, 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, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.9857

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_10.exe

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