realtek-usb-card-reader.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The application realtek-usb-card-reader.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 10 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.updatestar.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
ad5e8193f922dae8e4ad62b391f92ab4

SHA-1:
2e61189b0d539e68fd4fbe069937e81718938476

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:
4/28/2024 12:41:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
7.11.128.170

Dr.Web
Trojan.KillProc.30849
9.0.1.044

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.JE.gen (variant)
8.9372

Malwarebytes
v2014.02.13.10

McAfee
Artemis!AD5E8193F922
5600.7221

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.X
14.2.13.10

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.14211

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V0131
7.2.44

Vba32 AntiVirus
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallCore.b
26086

File size:
669 KB (685,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\realtek-usb-card-reader.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/2/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/3/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 6:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7vptvVqpPXo+HrdkNuX3MmmJalSXGUhjvmWLVGozhj/OuP/th:7vXvV0ddkz82vJGozhj/3h

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.7950  (probably packed)

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file realtek-usb-card-reader.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

Remove realtek-usb-card-reader.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security