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ProtectorUpdater.exe

Reimage Protector Updater

Reimage Limited

The application ProtectorUpdater.exe by Reimage Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs.
Publisher:
Reimage®  (signed by Reimage Limited)

Product:
Reimage Protector Updater

Version:
2.004

MD5:
c3858b77ff51d19ae08fa892e2d8d905

SHA-1:
1ae09d93641c41d7219200232f3b698ab4e7416f

SHA-256:
e185324c3b70cabeb7ea1f09edcda10448aed1dcfe425f63efb6569c2f12b852

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:26:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.ReImageRepair
4.0.3.1621

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.171
9.0.1.032

ESET NOD32
Win32/ReImageRepair.F potentially unwanted
10.11411

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/ReImageRepair
2/1/2016

McAfee
Artemis!AD472E02F2AE
5600.6502

Panda Antivirus
PUP/ReImage
16.02.01.10

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.2.1.22

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0118
7.2.32

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

File size:
336.5 KB (344,552 bytes)

Product version:
2.004

Copyright:
© Reimage 2014

Original file name:
ProtectorUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\protectorupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Reimage Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/18/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/9/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Reimage Limited, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Reimage Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
3F75B6FA72B8CDE336A61550C70978D2

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 11:20:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:h50gUC2YOdHPQQE9QcwtzH+gTBxnnK3RTGz5im/2qb8GVNVOaj7g0EgV8:z0gSxHTE9YzewxnK3RTo92elOq8f

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 90, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 90, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 92, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, EB, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, B0, EA, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, A2, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 91, 40, 00, 68, 4C, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 6A, 47, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 90, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, F0, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.7742

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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