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googleupdate.exe

The executable googleupdate.exe has been detected as malware by 40 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named globalUpdateUpdateTaskMachineCore triggered to execute each time a user logs in. 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:
e237c9e879f87b24e7df6a6428babe7c

SHA-1:
f2a4ce317f8c1aa0d8a69388b2883ce16ceabd6c

SHA-256:
a6b4f7e00fa833af7c1a18dd75cf504e867f4dbdcd69407bdb549c951270d44f

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 10:19:52 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Neshta.A
928

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Neshta.A
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Neshta
2014.06.01

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.A
7.11.152.70

avast!
Win32:Apanas [Trj]
2014.9-140722

AVG
Worm/Delf
2015.0.3406

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.$a
4.0.3.14722

Bitdefender
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.20.1015

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Neshuta.A
0.98/213

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
18395

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLP.Neshta
9.0.1.0203

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
8.14.07.22.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta
8.9875

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
7/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2014-22-07_3

G Data
Win32.Neshta
14.7.24

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

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.178.12257

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Neshta
14.0.0.3523

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.7062

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Neshta.A
1.10600

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
15.0.0.609

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Neshta.cwfstr
0.28.0.59921

Norman
Neshta.C
11.20140722

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
14.05.30.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
14.07.22.08

Qihoo 360 Security
Virus.Win32.Neshta.B
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.A
7.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.7.22.8

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Netsha.a!411233
23.00.65.14720

Sophos
W32/Bloat-A
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-FlyStudio
10468

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.0.10971

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.28KK13
7.2.203

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.28KK13
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
29816

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
107.5 KB (110,080 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:JxqjQ+P04wsmJC/ANXzL90+wU3cKobf9jL6nu2X5o3WukEd:sr85C/uXzi+wGcKobBqJq3Zd

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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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
globalUpdateUpdateTaskMachineCore

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Action:
googleupdate.exe \c

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


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