qlsetup-chupdate.exe

QwiklinxUpdate

Quiklinx, Inc

The application qlsetup-chupdate.exe, “QwiklinxUpdate Setup ” by Quiklinx, Inc has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Qwiklinx, Inc.   (signed by Quiklinx, Inc)

Product:
QwiklinxUpdate

Description:
QwiklinxUpdate Setup

Version:
1.0.0.1712

MD5:
3335e72b1f51879c632a63d72d828d28

SHA-1:
52d1678db8abf435fe7db1a3584d87b094daf306

SHA-256:
702f2ce9d521b8459d2ad051854128d7f86e39b463c3a0b6a7a3099165137589

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:38:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Quiklinx.Qwiklinx.Installer (M)
16.1.14.9

File size:
31.1 MB (32,568,760 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1712

Copyright:
© 2012 Qwiklinx, Inc

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\crx_install\qlsetup-chupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
12/21/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/21/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Quiklinx, Inc", O="Quiklinx, Inc", L=Waltham, S=Massachusetts, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
0B1D774C76A82461AAEA3BBB3E52D63A

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/30/2010 3:54:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:AKBYyzY8KijWtVLttK7nJJ+hbxe8Ej+ZCqLBo4SJiGuotk:vYaJKgJ+Wtj+ZdmgGi

Entry address:
0x16478

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, B0, 52, 41, 00, E8, AC, 03, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 45, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 01, 6B, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, AB, 41, 00, E8, 4E, EC, FF, FF, E8, F5, E7, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, 7F, 84, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, AC, D6, 41, 00, E8, E2, E9, FE, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, AC, D6, 41, 00, B2, 01...
 
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Entropy:
7.9998

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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