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googleupdatecore.exe

Google Update

The executable googleupdatecore.exe, “Google Update Core” has been detected as malware by 5 anti-virus scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Google Update’.
Publisher:
Google Inc.*  (Invalid match)

Product:
Google Update

Description:
Google Update Core

Version:
1.3.32.7

MD5:
0bd33182eb9b1b8d0bb976af358b926f

SHA-1:
442ddf4b5cd0b5d57e44ce264afdec6a01db0b9b

SHA-256:
44f6904e9713284f1945219d0dbeeeec3df8418c941075b028c474f029264492

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/29/2024 3:33:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Madangel
160917-0

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Downloader.Small-1966
0.98/23207

Dr.Web
Win32.Angel
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Madang.A virus
6.3.12010.0

F-Prot
W32/Small.JD
4.6.5.141

File size:
592.4 KB (606,607 bytes)

Product version:
1.3.32.7

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\1.3.32.7\googleupdatecore.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/8/2016 9:45:22 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
14.0

Entry address:
0x98C00

Entry point:
60, 78, 03, 79, 01, EB, E8, 74, 11, 00, 00, 8B, 74, 24, 20, E8, 11, 00, 00, 00, 61, 78, 03, 79, 01, EB, 68, A4, 09, 45, 00, C3, 78, 03, 79, 01, EB, 59, E8, 48, 0E, 00, 00, 81, E6, 00, F0, FF, FF, 78, 03, 79, 01, EB, 81, EE, 00, 10, 00, 00, 66, 81, 3E, 4D, 5A, 78, 03, 79, 01, EB, 75, EE, 0F, B7, 7E, 3C, 03, FE, 8B, 6F, 78, 03, EE, 8B, 5D, 20, 03, DE, 33, C0, 8B, D6, 83, C3, 04, 40, 8B, 3B, 03, FA, E8, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 47, 65, 74, 50, 72, 6F, 63, 41, 64, 64, 72, 65, 73, 73, 00, 5E, 33, C9, B1, 0F, FC, F3, A6...
 
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Entropy:
6.7143

Code size:
408 KB (417,792 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Google Update

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\google\update\1.3.32.7\googleupdatecore.exe


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