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FpaUpdater.exe

Ziftr Alerts (formerly FreePriceAlerts.com) Update Manager

myVBO LLC

The is the installer for the WebPick InstalleRex download manager which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed without consent. The application FpaUpdater.exe by myVBO has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
myVBO LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Ziftr Alerts (formerly FreePriceAlerts.com) Update Manager

Version:
3.02.000.0

MD5:
cc77e3b3b951bccedfa67678f01adc6e

SHA-1:
1b5eadf8fba0b7e2e7b3225ebd2bc7d66b229360

SHA-256:
a6d7de5424f688f9bfede4588c6b8efaccc4be2feace38fb077bde0d8a2c10ce

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:
4/19/2024 8:14:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.myVBO.K
14.7.27.14

File size:
139 KB (142,352 bytes)

Product version:
3.02.000.0

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 2013 MyVBO LLC - All Rights Reserved

Original file name:
FpaUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\ziftr alerts\fpaupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
myVBO LLC

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/6/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/12/2015 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=myVBO LLC, OU=FreePriceAlerts, O=myVBO LLC, L=Peterborough, S=New Hampshire, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
6839CFCEA583E27C0222A8CEDE5E2DAF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/11/2013 6:21:53 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:BKCS0MbnlIPknKivR6fHnrawXxyR0O49/pZbzQzldc:BKCS5mMKrawXM0O49/pZbgdc

Entry address:
0xF45E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
5.5055

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-86-0-217.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.86.0.217:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-52-202-232-228.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (52.202.232.228:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-187-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.187.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-37-43-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.37.43.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 212.118.14.38.ua.batelco.jo  (212.118.14.38:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-192-203-248.fra50.r.cloudfront.net  (54.192.203.248:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-54-91-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.54.91.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-51-123-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.51.123.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-50-91-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.50.91.27:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a23-4-59-27.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (23.4.59.27:80)

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