The DuckDuckGo Installer exe (DuckDuckGo Installer) DuckDuckGo LLC File Malware Analysis
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The DuckDuckGo.Installer.exe (DuckDuckGo.Installer) File Analysis

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DuckDuckGo.Installer.exe

Technical Analysis

File Name DuckDuckGo.Installer.exe
File Type
PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
Scanner Version 1.0.224.174
Database Version 2025-09-08 23:00:47 UTC
✓

Clean File

No threats detected by our scanner

0%
Detection Rate
2,209,160
File Size (bytes)
2025-09-08
Analysis Date

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File Identification

Hash Type Value Action
MD5
5c31172d1c3047fa2f52ebebfbe99ba2
SHA1
35a3f77c92ca2c7d2912f437ddf353a6fb73d919
SHA256
7a388bd4f3b57b3fe64b28abe89578a4ea6624cf852c04ade95bed6fcb8e4eb0
SHA512
26b2b111f21ab18f1f3f276b4f2d704156d4e8a2c0ce987bc7da6fbb2aac2c3bceaf5b817a09ecd0af14e9d5abd4dc4fbd0f6f9e0a828bf97fb83388509ccc93
ImpHash
f34d5f2d4577ed6d9ceec516c1f5a744

PE Analysis

Basic Information

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Hash: dd9bbc6e09cce7fca1419f9c56d68863
Fuzzy: 2621224cfa107d03d268f412f5ed54a6
dHash: 7b133293ceecf871
Image Base 0x00400000
Entry Point 0x005f391e
Compilation Time 2058-12-06 02:17:49
Checksum 0x00222ca8 (Actual: 0x00222ca8)
OS Version 4.0
PEiD Signatures PE32 executable (GUI) Intel 80386 Mono/.Net assembly, for MS Windows
PDB Path D:\actions-runner\_work\windows-browser\windows-browser\DuckDuckGo.Installer\obj\x86\Release\DuckDuckGo.Installer.pdb
Digital Signature OK
Imports 1 libraries
mscoree
Exports 0 functions
Resources 8 Resources
Sections 3 Sections

Version Information

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Comments Installer for the DuckDuckGo® browser.
CompanyName DuckDuckGo LLC
FileDescription DuckDuckGo.Installer
FileVersion 2025.9.4.0
InternalName DuckDuckGo.Installer.exe
LegalCopyright © DuckDuckGo LLC. All rights reserved.
LegalTrademarks DuckDuckGo
OriginalFilename DuckDuckGo.Installer.exe
ProductName DuckDuckGo® Browser Installer
ProductVersion 2025.9.4.0-funnel_home_searchresults__hero
Assembly Version 2025.9.4.0
Translation 0x0000 0x04b0

PE Sections

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Name Virtual Address Virtual Size Raw Size Entropy Characteristics MD5
.text 0x00002000 2,038,052 bytes 2,038,272 bytes 7.82 (Packed/Encrypted) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_CODE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_EXECUTE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 2DA7546B69BE4E38897CCECBD26C5119
.rsrc 0x001f4000 157,368 bytes 157,696 bytes 6.36 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ 24683C632869DCB7B8910A99BA4B13A1
.reloc 0x0021c000 12 bytes 512 bytes 0.10 (Normal) IMAGE_SCN_CNT_INITIALIZED_DATA|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_DISCARDABLE|IMAGE_SCN_MEM_READ A56DBE8C1C891E7AF3056240332BC433
Entropy Analysis Alert

1 section(s) with high entropy (≥7.5) detected - possible packing/encryption

Resource Analysis

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Total Resources: 8 (156,866 bytes)
Resource Type Count Total Size Percentage
RT_ICON 5 151,993 bytes
96.9%
RT_GROUP_ICON 1 76 bytes
0%
RT_VERSION 1 1,204 bytes
0.8%
RT_MANIFEST 1 3,593 bytes
2.3%

Certificate Chain Analysis

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Certificate Information
Product DuckDuckGo® Browser Installer
Description DuckDuckGo.Installer
File Version 2025.9.4.0
Original Name DuckDuckGo.Installer.exe
Signing Date 09:14 AM 09/08/2025 (3 days ago)
Verification Status Signed
Signers Duck Duck Go, Inc.; DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Counter Signers DigiCert SHA256 RSA4096 Timestamp Responder 2025 1; DigiCert Trusted G4 TimeStamping RSA4096 SHA256 2025 CA1; DigiCert Trusted Root G4; DigiCert
Internal Name DuckDuckGo.Installer.exe
Copyright © DuckDuckGo LLC. All rights reserved.
Certificate Chain Summary
DigiCert Trusted Root G4 #1 Primary
Validity Period: 2013-08-01 12:00:00 → 2038-01-15 12:00:00
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 05 9B 1B 57 9E 8E 21 32 E2 39 07 BD A7 77 75 5C
DigiCert Trusted G4 Code Signing RSA4096 SHA384 2021 CA1 #2 Chain
Validity Period: 2021-04-29 00:00:00 → 2036-04-28 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 08 AD 40 B2 60 D2 9C 4C 9F 5E CD A9 BD 93 AE D9
Duck Duck Go, Inc. #3 Chain
Validity Period: 2025-04-17 00:00:00 → 2028-05-02 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 01 98 E9 D4 B5 91 04 8B 4F C5 57 1E 6E 0C F8 7C
DigiCert SHA256 RSA4096 Timestamp Responder 2025 1 #4 Chain
Validity Period: 2025-06-04 00:00:00 → 2036-09-03 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 0A 80 EF 18 4B 8D F1 05 82 D1 C4 76 A7 95 74 68
DigiCert Trusted G4 TimeStamping RSA4096 SHA256 2025 CA1 #5 Chain
Validity Period: 2025-05-07 00:00:00 → 2038-01-14 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha256RSA
Serial Number: 0D C7 AC 57 05 FF 21 99 2E 40 43 22 0C 3A 49 86
DigiCert Trusted Root G4 #6 Chain
Validity Period: 2022-08-01 00:00:00 → 2031-11-09 23:59:59
Signature Algorithm: sha384RSA
Serial Number: 0E 9B 18 8E F9 D0 2D E7 EF DB 50 E2 08 40 18 5A

✓ This file has been digitally signed and the certificate chain has been verified

  • The signature ensures file integrity and authenticity from the publisher
  • Timestamping proves when the signature was applied
Certificate Verification Status

OK

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