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updater_160696.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application updater_160696.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from d1ubedgu4eka0j.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
b7564b77e2f339c9cc3aaed2e3ddf56c

SHA-1:
012b4ff71b2f770b3da8cebff420a8455a9602ae

SHA-256:
b897178e099eb6e92a8ea3ca356286b404c6ef0b9544a2f99709546951c61493

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 5:23:20 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.3008
9.0.1.0147

ESET NOD32
Win32/Conduit.SearchProtect (variant)
8.9848

McAfee
Artemis!B7564B77E2F3
5600.7117

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.O
14.8.8.0

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0525
7.2.147

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Search Safer
29608

File size:
1.3 MB (1,337,536 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\updater_160696.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/24/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Search Safer Inc., O=Search Safer Inc., L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US, PostalCode=94107, STREET=665 3rd st, STREET=suite 150, SERIALNUMBER=5189473, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.2=Delaware, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0A2FEEE18AFAF7AE54517E19E43F098C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:QCccCmCy3VQs9MtLjTgfa3kon9FaOdEzdifecKCPb+3sv:Ncs9ocS3qOHecKCPbysv

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6484

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file updater_160696.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d1ubedgu4eka0j.cloudfront.net/.../taskinst1.exe

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