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pgupd.exe

ProxyGate

GOLD CLICK LIMITED

The application pgupd.exe, “PG Network Component” by GOLD CLICK LIMITED has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address 206.190.151.118.static.midphase.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Gold Click Ltd  (signed by GOLD CLICK LIMITED)

Product:
ProxyGate

Description:
PG Network Component

Version:
3.0.0.79

MD5:
a61c0699b6d7a71750166cb01ea05c33

SHA-1:
5d59b8b894b95b4206dfbbfe6693c89c122c481b

SHA-256:
849db3cb597897061f3f86f89ea70ee274031070d23887bb6904c2e55a0aaedd

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/11/2024 11:49:33 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.GOLDCLICK (M)
16.2.13.0

File size:
1.3 MB (1,348,672 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.79

Copyright:
Gold Click Ltd

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\proxygate\pgupd.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GOLD CLICK LIMITED

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
3/26/2015 5:17:01 PM

Valid to:
3/26/2016 5:17:01 PM

Subject:
CN=GOLD CLICK LIMITED, O=GOLD CLICK LIMITED, L=Birmingham, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EB61871B3A6BD9AD6F5CED626E0A4574

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/22/2015 4:25:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:6DIBOn8prB6sXIV1Y59YXWSl7AqRllWxA/f9ZStpJIQtJv7espTa8PpOl+H:PBO8pwsXIV/7dvlWm/VspGQtx1pOsH

Entry address:
0x1091BC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 07, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 53, B8, DC, 37, 50, 00, E8, B6, 57, F0, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, D5, 93, 50, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, E8, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, E3, D9, EF, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, FC, 49, F1, FF, 8B, 45, EC, BA, F0, 93, 50, 00, E8, 1F, 1A, F0, FF, 74, 1C, 6A, 10, 68, 00, 94, 50, 00, 68, 50, 94, 50, 00, E8, 00, 64, F0, FF, 50, E8, 12, 64, F0, FF, E9, 93, 01, 00, 00, 68, 68, 95, 50, 00, 6A, FF, 6A, 00, E8, 03, 61, F0, FF, E8, B6, 61, F0, FF, 85, C0...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1 MB (1,081,856 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 206.190.151.118.static.midphase.com  (206.190.151.118:80)

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