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computerupdatersetup.exe

SafeApp Software, LLC

The application computerupdatersetup.exe 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. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.computerupdaterdownload.com.
Publisher:
SafeApp Software, LLC  (signed and verified)

MD5:
774e4365b5f04a37a297edd8bff90e06

SHA-1:
a25678a3072fe027b557aea3d072ef931688465c

SHA-256:
4ec382cfee8b8ff23547e39d3251335529d67d05e40b84b51b678c4d9d7a5059

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:
4/25/2024 1:52:49 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SafeAppS.Installer (M)
16.4.7.21

File size:
4 MB (4,211,224 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SafeApp Software, LLC

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
8/4/2011 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2012 6:59:59 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:
0B9B18CF07F53751275686C53348330F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/14/2007 1:26:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:PFMX07/gbSOzSXrkTQY7pRfeKizWfAZoc7XL8sFz:PelzSXrFsfeKiIAFPzz

Entry address:
0x32D4

Entry point:
81, EC, 7C, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, F6, 57, 89, 74, 24, 18, BD, 70, 91, 40, 00, C6, 44, 24, 10, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 56, FF, 15, 70, 72, 40, 00, A3, 10, 48, 42, 00, 56, 8D, 44, 24, 30, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 56, 68, 20, FD, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 94, 92, 40, 00, 68, 60, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 40, 28, 00, 00, BB, 00, B4, 42, 00, 53, 68, 00, 04, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 70, 40, 00, E8, 64, FF, FF, FF, 85, C0, 75, 24, 68, FB, 03, 00, 00, 53, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 68, 8C, 92, 40, 00, 53, E8, 2B...
 
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Entropy:
7.9990

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://www.computerupdaterdownload.com/ComputerUpdaterSetup.exe

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