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updaterusnew.exe

Search Safer Inc.

The application updaterusnew.exe by Search Safer has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from d2cga0idq39sb9.cloudfront.net.
Publisher:
Search Safer Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
8efd5e990f4918321bdaad70c407f03a

SHA-1:
a5ffd1893d1bcdf7111b73f9bc21a49a52c6e2fc

SHA-256:
7fe720d02088e29a48d130a853867a33bd63a7e8059362a98baf3fdd82f84a40

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 11:59:21 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2032
9.0.1.0244

ESET NOD32
Win32/AdWare.SmartApps
8.9446

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SearchSafer.M
14.9.1.0

File size:
2.3 MB (2,368,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\updaterusnew.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Search Safer Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/6/2014 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
2/10/2016 6:00:00 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:
0A9503052352494760E64F027ED81BDA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 1:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:3R4kv2vCP0UXU+90DWZPnhO+yheLf8qAWel8RXmVyuXr20NxsOoU+QnqwZPneN+M:2dg03SZHyxWel8Je3sGJZFrT+el82Zk

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9955

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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

http://d2cga0idq39sb9.cloudfront.net/.../updaterUSnew.exe

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