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dmwu.exe

Installer

GreenBottleSoftware Inc.

The application dmwu.exe by GreenBottleSoftware has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. This is the uninstaller utility registered in the Windows Control Panel for the program Updater Service. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
GreenBottleSoftware Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
15.9.28.27

MD5:
a80c4dea766b3521ce8534301e5c716d

SHA-1:
c10e4c2dc6bb3541327dc6e541c410a0e151f706

SHA-256:
5c323d24296be686e8a8b4e81ddb4d42c6c994aa236e1661adca017c020b7234

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/26/2024 12:01:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.10.17.15

File size:
668.3 KB (684,368 bytes)

Product version:
15.9.28.27

Copyright:
Copyright 2012

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\dmwu.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GreenBottleSoftware Inc.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
3/29/2013 2:18:22 PM

Valid to:
3/29/2016 2:18:22 PM

Subject:
CN=GreenBottleSoftware Inc., O=GreenBottleSoftware Inc., L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
07C97E877D6A20

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2013 11:59:42 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:U5SfsVvWDbjsNKyQR4nD717tOTsv0LI0ml+Y9WnOeq9ruKbhKDQhkWiklzW+0wwU:U5Y4q60EpmH6I7Yw51BQiWj

Entry address:
0x1265D

Entry point:
E8, 80, 41, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, E8, 52, 42, 00, E8, 7D, 19, 00, 00, 6A, 0E, E8, 7D, 43, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 8B, 4E, 04, 85, C9, 74, 2F, A1, 2C, 95, 42, 00, BA, 28, 95, 42, 00, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 11, 39, 08, 75, 2C, 8B, 48, 04, 89, 4A, 04, 50, E8, DB, F3, FF, FF, 59, FF, 76, 04, E8, D2, F3, FF, FF, 59, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0A, 00, 00, 00, E8, 6C, 19, 00, 00, C3, 8B, D0, EB, C5, 6A, 0E, E8, 49, 42, 00, 00, 59, C3, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC...
 
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Code size:
120.5 KB (123,392 bytes)

Program Uninstaller
Program name:
Updater Service

Display version:
15,9,28,27

Uninstall string:
"C:\Windows\system32\dmwu.exe" /UNINSTALL


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

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