pgupd.exe

ProxyGate

GOLD CLICK LIMITED

The executable pgupd.exe, “PG Network Component” has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. While running, it connects to the Internet address 206.190.151.118.static.midphase.com on port 443.
Publisher:
Gold Click Ltd  (signed by GOLD CLICK LIMITED)

Product:
ProxyGate

Description:
PG Network Component

Version:
3.0.1.102

MD5:
530192046d34726e88600e546aea10b9

SHA-1:
cfd4c716133ad76919ce5a15393044b8acd059b2

SHA-256:
b2128dd9831ba6dba165839513fd504c3185874cc8438931490216f832948932

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 5:44:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.11.1

File size:
1.3 MB (1,316,448 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.1.102

Copyright:
Gold Click Ltd

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\proxygate\pgupd.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/5/2016 5:21:09 AM

Valid to:
4/26/2017 12:17:01 PM

Subject:
CN=GOLD CLICK LIMITED, O=GOLD CLICK LIMITED, S=Surrey, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121E1CE57747D3AA0E2D8A055EE1FA5696D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/21/2017 10:42:14 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x10027C

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 00, 49, 75, F9, 53, 56, B8, 88, AC, 4F, 00, E8, ED, EA, F0, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 60, 06, 50, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 8D, 55, E8, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, E8, C6, 6B, F0, FF, 8B, 45, E8, 8D, 55, EC, E8, 3B, CB, F1, FF, 8B, 45, EC, BA, 7C, 06, 50, 00, E8, 82, AA, F0, FF, 74, 1C, 6A, 10, 68, 8C, 06, 50, 00, 68, DC, 06, 50, 00, E8, C3, 03, F1, FF, 50, E8, D5, 03, F1, FF, E9, 5D, 03, 00, 00, 33, C0, A3, 58, C6, 50, 00, 33, DB, 68, F4, 07, 50, 00, 6A, FF, 6A, 00, E8, 2D...
 
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Entropy:
6.6780

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1022.5 KB (1,047,040 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to 206.190.151.118.static.midphase.com  (206.190.151.118:443)

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