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googleupdatesetup.exe

The executable googleupdatesetup.exe has been detected as malware by 39 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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:
de3a1ca894c1cf787fd9e56308ea35df

SHA-1:
575d44631d9d1f1ff778efdd92e57b660b215029

SHA-256:
eef44dedc890de0165ad25571682d3da854b09feadef240a8e87be775f1ffbf1

Scanner detections:
39 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:44:41 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Neshta.A
701

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Neshta.A
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Neshta
2015.02.19

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.A
7.11.211.22

avast!
Win32:Apanas [Trj]
2014.9-150306

AVG
Worm/Delf
2016.0.3179

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.$a
4.0.3.1536

Bitdefender
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.20.325

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Neshuta.A
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
21126

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLP.Neshta
9.0.1.065

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
8.15.03.06.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta
9.11196

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
3/6/2015

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2015-06-03_6

G Data
Win32.Neshta
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Neshta
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.196.15011

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Neshta
14.0.0.2389

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.6835

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Neshta.A
1.1.11400.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
16.0.0.195

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.cdby
0.30.0.126

Norman
Neshta.C
11.20150306

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
15.02.17.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
15.03.06.05

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.C8
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.3.6.5

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Netsha.a!411233
23.00.65.15304

Sophos
W32/Bloat-A
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.0.11449

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_SPNR.28KK13
7.2.65

Trend Micro
TROJ_SPNR.28KK13
10.465.06

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
37684

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Neshta.Win32.1
2.0.0.2073

File size:
900.1 KB (921,680 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\apps\2.0\taqn1zwg.rqq\mk79yhv0.3t9\goog...app_86fd5b6b43e66935_0001.0003_02e0d8611226c884\googleupdatesetup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:rVyEIohMRSfw0RTQZjHKPjiqSMz9xLZ/JO5unIEh:rVpMiwWTQZjHKPji/MxxcuIa

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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Entropy:
7.8532

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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