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appcleaner_installer.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application appcleaner_installer.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from client.updatestar.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ad6da5661db3c5a1421bee3cd1b14d51

SHA-1:
6c42538d94ae07337a833e194280d7231afcb23e

SHA-256:
eb2a7f964452bc66ffc89284408361d90646bc25d9c3b023c21108e021ed2577

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 6:44:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.U
14.10.1.8

File size:
458.4 KB (469,424 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\appcleaner_installer.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/14/2014 8:12:40 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:1XRfo2cxWnS9RMVJzgKLBjey+KQUaE2tEl+HLLTufCZpQy0:1X/PS9RMVBgKLj7QUaE2m+HaUQx

Entry address:
0xF3BD0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 50, 48, 00, 8D, BE, 00, C0, F7, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
444 KB (454,656 bytes)

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

http://client.updatestar.com/files/.../AppCleaner_installer.exe

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