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GoogleUpdate.exe

Google Update

Google Inc.

The executable GoogleUpdate.exe has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named GoogleUpdateTaskUser triggered daily at a specified time. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download.
Publisher:
Google Inc.

Product:
Google Update

Description:
Google Installer

Version:
1.2.183.21

MD5:
262f3d8359d7735282e7664397b99987

SHA-1:
6214c9beb2f58d98c3594d349f71879059bfa084

SHA-256:
8b41a83f18760868107186dd92aaf6f431a0569596a907e1934d88dbd78813b2

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 12:12:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
925

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.07.26

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Sality
140617-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.14725

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1030

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
18967

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.07.25.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-25-07_6

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.494

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7059

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.972.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.618

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140725

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.25.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.07.25.10

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
7.14.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.14723

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11080

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.206

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
31208

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
205 KB (209,904 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.183.21

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2009 Google Inc.

Original file name:
GoogleUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Italian (Italy)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\google\update\googleupdate.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/9/2010 7:10:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:k9ib3B2WXq85Xi+KxtAEyerA9XNh4K2DG+QCiYUMvvZAgBpJSb79V3Sz8LlYcLcF:k9ib5a2i++ctzVsWsV

Entry address:
0x50DE

Entry point:
89, EF, 75, 0A, 89, CE, 89, F7, 8D, 3D, 80, E9, 1D, C6, 0F, AF, DE, 8D, 1D, 40, 9C, ED, 1F, 88, E2, 81, FF, 72, CB, 00, 00, 72, 0B, F7, C6, 0F, 66, D2, C0, B7, 11, 0F, B7, FF, E8, 9A, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 15, A9, 3D, 0C, 80, 8D, 0D, 4F, 3A, 32, CB, 89, F1, 87, E9, FF, C3, FF, CD, 8D, 35, B4, D2, 11, F5, FE, C1, F2, 69, EB, EB, 39, AB, A6, 51, F6, C3, 5C, 5F, 0F, BF, DA, 89, D3, 57, 69, CE, 9A, 92, 01, F2, F2, 5A, 0F, BE, F7, 72, 09, 87, FE, 69, FB, C0, D2, 78, 01, F2, 8B, C2, 20, C9, 0F, AF, EB, BE, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
GoogleUpdateTaskUser

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskUserSID

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 21.42)

Action:
googleupdate.exe \c

Description:
Tiene aggiornato il software di Google. Se questa attività viene disabilitata o interrotta, il software di Google non verrà mantenuto aggiornato. Ciò


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