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ComputerUp-daterService.exe

ComputerUpdater Service Application

SafeApp Software, LLC

The application ComputerUp-daterService.exe, “ComputerUpdater Service” by SafeApp Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “ComputerUpdater Service”. This file is typically installed with the program Computer Updater by SafeApp Software, LLC.
Publisher:
SafeApp Software, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
ComputerUpdater Service Application

Description:
ComputerUpdater Service

Version:
1.00.0778

MD5:
1540e4f4113ec0ca5481e505a65996cf

SHA-1:
86295a0bd4435fd3ad0791f8307e839be6c8d580

SHA-256:
fbfbaed5b400c0aff974448daecb4e9a490b46dffaab20be290faa157691f83d

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.

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:59:37 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafeAppSoftware (M)
15.10.16.17

File size:
86.4 KB (88,424 bytes)

Product version:
1.00.0778

Copyright:
Copyright 2010-2011 - SafeApp Software, LLC

Trademarks:
Computer Up-dater is a registered trademark of SafeApp Software, LLC

Original file name:
ComputerUp-daterService.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\computer updater\computerup-daterservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafeApp Software, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/30/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/29/2014 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="SafeApp Software, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="SafeApp Software, LLC", L=Harrison, S=New York, C=US

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:
39DFB7C66366F1DCB93E2F14443E6433

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/6/2013 4:34:29 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:p5Lx3lYb1M+/ksPq86e/8MNy46tyoWmANsohkeCHfHZpVwG9cOruLA6WvH5xGRsK:pJx3lYSkkmqre/8MNaCYcOrp6xyHO

Entry address:
0x2150

Entry point:
68, AC, 2A, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 58, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, BC, 05, 14, CE, 0B, D2, 20, 4B, 9A, 34, 4B, 34, ED, 3D, 6F, 84, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 76, 62, 70, 53, 65, 72, 76, 69, 63, 65, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 75, 74, 65, 72, 55, 70, 64, 61, 74, 65, 72, 20, 53, 65, 72, 76, 69, 63, 65, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 07, AF, 40, 35, A1, F5, F3, 1B, 46, BC, 0A, 28, 50, 63, D7, 01, 3E, D9, A4, A8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0/v6.0

Code size:
68 KB (69,632 bytes)

Service
Display name:
ComputerUpdater Service

Description:
ComputerUpdater Service Application

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Group:
9029280


The file ComputerUp-daterService.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Computer Updater  by SafeApp Software, LLC
Publisher's description - “Computer Updater is easy-to-use software that updates your computer with the latest available software. Computer Updater scans your computer and displays a list of programs that have Available Updates. You can then choose which updates you want to install or ignore.”
www.computerupdater.com
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