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skypeicon.exe

Super Updater 3.1

Super PC Tools Limited

The application skypeicon.exe, “Keep your PC drivers up to date ” by Super PC Tools Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl.superpcdownload.net.
Publisher:
Super PC Tools Ltd   (signed by Super PC Tools Limited)

Product:
Super Updater 3.1

Description:
Keep your PC drivers up to date

Version:
3.1.0.0

MD5:
e923ce9d73bd2207ad27a1ef6ed524b2

SHA-1:
cae16295cf618feb47e3a6b7a37141b38842a9a8

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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:
5/17/2024 5:49:49 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PC Utilities.SuperPCT.Installer (M)
16.7.6.21

File size:
3.4 MB (3,582,392 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.0.0

Copyright:
Super PC Tools Ltd

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\windows\installer\{24991ba0-f0ee-44ad-9cc8-5ec50aecf6b7}\skypeicon.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Super PC Tools Limited

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/10/2015 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/10/2016 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Super PC Tools Limited, OU=IT Department, O=Super PC Tools Limited, STREET="89 New Bond Street, 5th Floor", L="London,", S=England, PostalCode=W1S 1DA, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00A3D4F14DEC863BC770ADE38738DDC79D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/4/2013 1:24:57 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:3NAMqYyttQVoaQFHu6ELYDGXrxg6TwFb/:3NAMXyttQ6dc8GSFj

Entry address:
0x113BC

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, 2C, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 16, D8, FF, FF, E8, 65, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 2B, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 50, 86...
 
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Entropy:
7.8492

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

The file skypeicon.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dl.superpcdownload.net/.../SuperUpdater.exe

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