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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:
2.007

MD5:
c988264c81970b24b7d3cc075a8dfe17

SHA-1:
dc8ed3dcb158741fe23a606d5cbf76f5e662fa1e

SHA-256:
b41d9da4c2ceff3f956edee743c80ad40316384449b226ab74fafda4fffb03b9

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 1:46:06 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.ReImageRepair
4.0.3.1628

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.171
9.0.1.039

ESET NOD32
Win32/ReImageRepair.F potentially unwanted
10.11411

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/ReImageRepair
2/8/2016

McAfee
Artemis!AD472E02F2AE
5600.6495

Panda Antivirus
PUP/ReImage
16.02.08.06

Reason Heuristics
Win32.Generic
16.2.8.18

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0118
7.2.39

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

File size:
354.8 KB (363,288 bytes)

Product version:
2.007

Copyright:
© Reimage 2014

Original file name:
ProtectorUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Reimage Limited

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
3/19/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/10/2016 2:59:59 AM

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 10:20:04 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:j50gUCRTndM5qK3RTGzh2hQ8E9QcwtzH+gTBxnlim/2qb8GVNVOaj7g0EgVI:10gdTdM573RT7E9Yzewxnl92elOq8B

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:
7.7328

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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