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GoogleUpdate.exe

Google Update

Google Inc.

The executable GoogleUpdate.exe has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. 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:
1.3.21.103

MD5:
f7c9483c097ed762e5662299f3414e2b

SHA-1:
e42a1059a0288df0a2ec37d6db28f9bd445f16b1

SHA-256:
41095967ea888cf9d78ecb485d890764611556babbc0d4291f849abe58a22d56

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 12:54:27 PM UTC  (today)

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
8.14.07.27.11

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

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

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Ransom.Win32.Mbro
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Backdoor
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
14.07.27.11

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:
185.9 KB (190,376 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.21.103

Copyright:
Copyright 2007-2010 Google Inc.

Original file name:
GoogleUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\google\update\1.3.24.15\googleupdate.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/16/2012 9:43:56 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:bQdPbdz5RI+FlB6MfXhaYf+YC/A114IV71h7rNIVCTXA3eZIkesJPPqb5g+VTjKM:kdbBI+NMAQEpCJ

Entry address:
0x3C21

Entry point:
60, 81, FF, 37, 53, 00, 00, 70, 06, 81, C8, 2F, C0, 10, 45, C6, C6, 05, 84, D9, 47, FF, C0, 0F, AD, DD, 2C, 3C, 28, DA, 69, D1, 4D, 19, 96, 99, 8D, 1D, FB, 5A, 5F, 29, B7, 33, 80, ED, 15, C7, C3, 91, FB, 9C, EC, E8, 5D, 00, 00, 00, 0F, AD, ED, 0F, BA, F1, 77, 0F, BE, DC, 0F, BD, E8, 0F, AD, D5, 0F, BA, EE, 41, FE, CD, 80, FE, C6, 0F, BA, EA, C5, 0F, C1, E9, 0F, AF, C9, 8D, 3D, 8B, 5E, 80, B6, BE, 02, 52, F6, FF, F7, D2, 19, EF, 69, D7, 57, DD, AE, 90, F3, 89, C1, 56, 88, F9, 5B, 87, D5, 81, C3, F1, C3, 0A...
 
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Entropy:
6.8476

Code size:
35.5 KB (36,352 bytes)

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