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googleupdate.exe

The executable googleupdate.exe has been detected as malware by 37 anti-virus scanners. The file is most likely infected with the Neshta virus, a Russian virus that gathers system information and send it to a remote command and cotrol server.
MD5:
e696f63c24df65c32809002464dc0437

SHA-1:
5005ff45edcf28d9fc7a23922a56b89116fa93d3

SHA-256:
8e5718b9b88ccf18dfbe9ba89041376140caa12b327610ae1c70e2c482bd882e

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 3:52:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Neshta.A
-41

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Neshta.A
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Neshta
2015.05.16

avast!
Win32:Apanas [Trj]
2014.9-170316

AVG
Worm/Delf
2018.0.2437

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.$a
4.0.3.17316

Bitdefender
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.20.375

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Neshuta.A
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
22130

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLP.Neshta
9.0.1.075

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
8.17.03.16.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta
11.11634

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
3/16/2017

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2017-16-03_5

G Data
Win32.Neshta
17.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Neshta
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.203.15929

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Neshta
14.0.0.-1318

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.6093

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Neshta.A
1.1.11602.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
18.0.0.225

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.cdby
0.30.24.1357

Norman
Neshta.C
11.20170316

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
15.05.15.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
17.03.16.12

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.C8
3.17.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Netsha.a!411233
23.00.65.17314

Sophos
W32/Bloat-A
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_NESHTA.A
7.2.75

Trend Micro
PE_NESHTA.A
10.465.16

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
40262

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Neshta.Win32.1
2.0.0.2179

File size:
186.3 KB (190,792 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\googleupdate.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x80E4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, B8, 54, 80, 40, 00, E8, 12, BE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 20, 82, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B8, A8, 91, 40, 00, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, BA, 0B, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5C, EF, FF, FF, B8, B4, 91, 40, 00, B9, 09, 00, 00, 00, BA, 09, 00, 00, 00, E8, 48, EF, FF, FF, B8, C0, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 34, EF, FF, FF, B8, DC, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 20, EF, FF, FF, A1, 10, 92, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.0522

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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