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lg-smart-share.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application lg-smart-share.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.updatestar.com.

File name:

lg-smart-share.exe

Publisher:

UpdateStar GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

a9fb87bc31ee29e5342879cf2e40edbf

SHA-1:

0fb08fc254312cb28ccb28313006693bc8702b6c

SHA-256:

b4b75c8aa2095e51dd3233f8252d61394cbe679f8a8164f2014902fd664780b7

Scanner detections:

24 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

4/19/2024 5:10:23 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

1018

Agnitum Outpost

Trojan.MulDrop

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

Adware/InstallCore.A.169

7.11.142.186

AVG

MalSign.InstallC

2015.0.3496

Baidu Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore

4.0.3.14423

Bitdefender

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

1.0.20.565

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.BWAN

18084

Dr.Web

Trojan.MulDrop5.10078

9.0.1.0113

Emsisoft Anti-Malware

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

8.14.04.23.02

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.LX (variant)

8.9665

Fortinet FortiGate

Riskware/InstallCore

4/23/2014

F-Secure

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

11.2014-23-04_4

G Data

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

14.4.24

IKARUS anti.virus

Trojan.Win32.Spy2

t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.176.11721

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.Installcore

v2014.04.23.02

McAfee

Artemis!11FFFC9EF62D

5600.7152

MicroWorld eScan

Gen:Trojan.Heur2.GZ.PGZ@bqkIzwki

15.0.0.339

Qihoo 360 Security

Win32/Virus.Adware.94c

1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics

PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.O

14.4.23.2

Sophos

Install Core Installer

4.98

Trend Micro House Call

TROJ_GEN.F47V0402

7.2.113

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus

Adware.Win32.InstallCore.ba

28194

File size:

668.1 KB (684,088 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\lg-smart-share.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/2/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/3/2016 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

Issuer:

CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:0EnvpPgfwvLYDZtzRgNoU+9qu9OToO6bXUk+t3Nbsd2T33v3ldbrT:0EnvtiwTYDZtzWoL9qmOsOn9Ad2T33v3

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file lg-smart-share.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.updatestar.com/.../2096573

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