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GoogleUpdate.exe

Google Update

Google Inc.

The executable GoogleUpdate.exe has been detected as malware by 39 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named GoogleUpdateTaskUser triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
Google Inc.

Product:
Google Update

Description:
Google Installer

Version:
1.3.28.1

MD5:
aa26d08a66e034b8c58cb953db8f1941

SHA-1:
b1e8d209fef974b065c11628fe7ea4d1c7d5d70d

SHA-256:
b2d2459018ec892d6ade3692eabae72faaadc2f613b22a6376e40be0b9236839

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:46:37 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
550

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Virut.AB.Gen
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Virut.F
2015.08.04

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Chir.B
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Vitro
150717-0

AVG
Win32/Virut.AN
2015.0.4355

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Virut.$NBP
4.0.3.1584

Bitdefender
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
1.0.20.1080

Bkav FE
W32.Vetor.PE
1.3.0.6979

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Worm.Brontok
0.98/20763

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Virut.CE
22925

Dr.Web
Win32.Virut.56
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Virut.NBP virus
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Virut.CE
8/4/2015

F-Prot
W32/Virut.E.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
5.14.151

G Data
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Email-Worm.Win32.Runouce
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.207.16775

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Virut
15.0.0.543

McAfee
W32/Chir.gen!remnants
5600.6684

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.203.968.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
16.0.0.648

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.IframeExec.dteiuc
0.30.24.2668

Norman
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
07.07.2015 03:10:29

nProtect
Virus/W32.Virut.Gen
15.08.04.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AO
15.08.04.11

Quick Heal
W32.Virut.G
8.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Virut.ec!1608462
23.00.65.15802

Sophos
Virus 'W32/Scribble-B'
5.15

Total Defense
Win32/Virut.17408
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_CHIRUX.B
7.2.216

Trend Micro
PE_CHIRUX.B
10.465.04

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Virut.14
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4737366
41424

ViRobot
Win32.Virut.AM[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Virut.Win32.1938
2.0.0.2326

File size:
174.5 KB (178,688 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.28.1

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2010 Google Inc.

Original file name:
GoogleUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\update\googleupdate.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2002 8:06:24 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:7oSLoP4rZJjmhiVvN+JlpiUXPJ/YXWga3Yl9IQ1bYpjjwA9qznY/jRIs2VhnPyb+:rooZJGmN+IAM1vp/t7

Entry address:
0x30BF0

Entry point:
83, 3C, 24, FE, 77, FE, F5, 8D, 64, 24, CC, 90, FC, 60, 83, EC, DC, E8, 4F, 96, FF, FF, 30, E5, 4B, F7, D7, 66, 4B, 86, C1, 75, FA, 30, FC, 4E, F8, FF, 73, 3C, F9, 80, CE, 7D, BE, 70, B1, 95, 03, 59, 81, E9, FD, FF, FF, 7F, 86, E6, 8B, FC, 73, DA, 8A, C6, F7, D6, 86, F0, 81, D9, E6, 13, 00, 00, 71, CC, F7, D6, 0C, 00, 28, DE, FF, B4, 19, E4, 13, 00, 80, 83, C4, 04, 66, 81, 44, 24, FC, B0, BA, E9, 7A, 97, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3015

Code size:
66.5 KB (68,096 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
GoogleUpdateTaskUser

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 12:53 AM)

Description:
Keeps your Google software up to date. If this task is disabled or stopped, your Google software will not be kept up to date, meaning security vulnera


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