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helper.exe

Open Software Updater

Traffic Space, LLC

The application helper.exe, “Open Software Updater Uninstall Component” by Traffic Space has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Installer Technology Co.  (signed by Traffic Space, LLC)

Product:
Open Software Updater

Description:
Open Software Updater Uninstall Component

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
fd68bb86f623a31be25167967a1ef79a

SHA-1:
45bcea112c4108e78f1c0f18d3d63156c38de99e

SHA-256:
4d5b2a86d077185475e2ae5837dab555cd3bbaff1041fed4c987642d138e6ea6

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
5/5/2024 11:08:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TrafficS (M)
16.5.5.13

File size:
311 KB (318,440 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.3

Copyright:
Copyright Installer Technology Co. 2014

Original file name:
helper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\opensoftwareupdater\helper.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Traffic Space, LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/16/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Traffic Space, LLC", O="Traffic Space, LLC", L=Woodcliff Lake, S=New Jersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6C4417841FFCEC12D6EFE825A6723A4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/25/2016 2:13:21 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:WgAHNInV8IKlkYMVXpX9YAHJ9DPW+9PmbKjt5PqVyqjD:W3M0WpX9NJ9DPW+9RFPqjD

Entry address:
0x1E818

Entry point:
E8, 71, 6A, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 30, CF, 43, 00, E8, B6, 2D, 00, 00, 83, 65, E4, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 3B, 35, 34, 63, 44, 00, 77, 22, 6A, 04, E8, 5C, 6C, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 63, 74, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 09, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E4, E8, C2, 2D, 00, 00, C3, 6A, 04, E8, 57, 6B, 00, 00, 59, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, FE, E0, 0F, 87, A1, 00, 00, 00, 53, 57, 8B, 3D, D0, 30, 43, 00, 83, 3D, 2C, 4F, 44, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, C3, 60, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2388

Code size:
196.5 KB (201,216 bytes)

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