liveupdatesd.exe

Spyware Detector

Max Secure Software

The application liveupdatesd.exe, “Spyware Detector Liveupdate” by Max Secure Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘SDAutoLiveupdate’.
Publisher:
Max Secure Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Spyware Detector

Description:
Spyware Detector Liveupdate

Version:
5, 0, 3, 18

MD5:
d137f9d507dadde04eeacd73d365f349

SHA-1:
164cf411d84fc350ed56f44115164467398c6341

SHA-256:
afef1dbd0f25872eea66e21d673403c3302f29edefc524dcb56da133b5d58eeb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
7/7/2025 10:39:28 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.MaxSecure.Optional.Meta (L)
16.2.22.21

File size:
1.5 MB (1,598,928 bytes)

Product version:
19, 0, 0, 56

Copyright:
(c)Max Secure Software. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
LiveUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\spywaredetector\liveupdatesd.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd.

Valid from:
1/25/2008 8:38:31 AM

Valid to:
1/9/2009 8:34:12 AM

Subject:
CN=Max Secure Software, OU=Max Secure Software, O=Max Secure Software, L=Pune, S=MH, C=IN

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA, O=Thawte Consulting (Pty) Ltd., C=ZA

Serial number:
47B878B835A406D31B4C2E17C1097FD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/24/2008 7:12:24 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:sjx6N28oq1LqoP/OfRNcYGkNaNa+UW9/FxmfxBoa8xb1U6TRIf1KVokI2aZm:sjxUoq1IZNcYzaL9VxUx1KVM2x

Entry address:
0x5E686

Entry point:
E8, C2, 8D, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, DC, 47, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 8A, 2A, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, B8, 23, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 37, 0D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, 8D, 47, 00, 00, 6A, 22, 59, 89, 08, 8B, F1, EB, AD, 6A, 16...
 
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Entropy:
6.2359

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,269,760 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
SDAutoLiveupdate

Command:
C:\Program Files\spywaredetector\liveupdatesd.exe -auto


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