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securityscan_release.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application securityscan_release.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 14 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

MD5:
bd74e713406e01f6fd0948003041db72

SHA-1:
1bebb772ace49839c776d6723cb3fc534df561b7

SHA-256:
8fb416e3d4f512695f6d8b45fb97127539386431e4fa399d6b8951276e23cefb

Scanner detections:
14 / 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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:38:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Kryptik
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
Adware/InstallCore.A.123
7.11.164.144

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3398

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Kryptik
4.0.3.14910

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
18624

Dr.Web
Trojan.Packed.24524
9.0.1.0211

ESET NOD32
Win32/Kryptik.ATFX (variant)
8.9979

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of 7z920-x64.exe (PUP)
2014.9.10.6

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.181.12872

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.InstallCore
v2014.07.30.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.443
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateStarGmbH.U
14.7.30.4

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0615
7.2.253

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
30524

File size:
723.3 KB (740,688 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\securityscan_release.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
6/10/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/11/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, OU=IT, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

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:
71A04D21E9F4BB6E19C3CB7D720E6245

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:w7EvpVehSPZwKt2d8a5mh8EzvCW/MGTYGYWARi+uX3wGpWKFeCrSMl:w7EvTHasmEzvD9YWAvhGpWKFhFl

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...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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