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GoogleUpdate.exe

Google Update

Google Inc.

The executable GoogleUpdate.exe has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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:
ebd4b0e9d877b68b7c64b70abddbb138

SHA-1:
dc915d48a1225cbc973618649654d372780585c2

SHA-256:
0e3e34c1207e347a503de3453be924ecdc4a7fb0ae8a92c1b61a6bf0f33f331f

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:24:31 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
922

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.AP.Gen
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.07.28

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
140617-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.3986

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.14727

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1040

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
18997

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.21
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.07.27.10

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.E.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-27-07_1

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
5600.7056

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.1326.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.624

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.yusp
0.28.2.60990

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140727

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.27.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.07.27.10

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
23.00.65.14725

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11085

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.208

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.27

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb
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:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\google\update\googleupdate.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/9/2010 1:10:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:k9zb3B2WXq85Xi+KxtAEyerA9XNh4K2DG+QCiYUMvvZAgBpJSb79V3Sz8LlYcLcQ:k9zb5a2i+b/lv506NUOjAkJx5l

Entry address:
0x50DE

Entry point:
60, 0F, AD, DB, 68, BA, B0, 39, 00, 8B, CA, F6, C1, AB, 8D, 0D, 19, CA, D9, A6, 8D, 05, 26, 19, 6F, 79, C0, F4, DB, 1C, 98, F2, D2, FA, 10, E1, 0F, B7, D0, 80, DF, 81, 69, F0, 43, 42, 03, 49, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 3C, 7C, 88, C5, 0F, BA, E1, 60, 69, D7, AD, 7E, 50, 5F, 0F, AB, DA, 8B, D5, 81, FD, 38, AD, 00, 00, BF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 69, DE, CE, FD, 25, 8D, 8D, 1D, 14, 61, AE, 30, 23, E8, 88, F2, 84, E7, 33, C1, FE, CE, 84, CC, FE, C3, 0F, CA, 8D, 2D, 0A, C2, F5, FF, 88, C6, 0F, C8, 81, ED, 95, 08, 00, 00, F6...
 
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Entropy:
6.8573

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\GoogleUpdateTaskMachineCore.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
googleupdate.exe \c

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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