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softup_v8.exe

Tachklaud

The application softup_v8.exe by Tachklaud 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. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named SoftUpgrade triggered daily at a specified time. The file has been seen being downloaded from softwareupgra.de.
Publisher:
Tachklaud  (signed and verified)

MD5:
45e7dbb3dd64a6c4ac6128458ebd323f

SHA-1:
86e424b5078cb9765684fe3ef920b340e7814253

SHA-256:
3251c11c002e1730085477697168c8577b7636a2227d5821f0b3c9adfbe9a7a3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 7:37:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Tachklaud (M)
16.9.21.18

File size:
133.6 KB (136,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\softup_v8.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Tachklaud

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/20/2016 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/21/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Tachklaud, O=Tachklaud, STREET="Liberty Street, Building 29, office 322", L=Moscow, S=Moskovskaya oblast, PostalCode=125362, C=RU

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

Serial number:
6312083ED4533A93EA86AC77CC5EF0C0

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2016 12:42:22 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:2EqSRYBFOY+HZ3+DFc+NkPjywPVNUz8O7rz65m8RcgbO/ZsWjcdYHVnLLLKW7CC6:2EqDBFu8ctPjyKa8OiTOOMVnLC7z

Entry address:
0xB374

Entry point:
E8, B7, 21, 00, 00, E9, 7B, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 51, 8D, 45, F8, 50, FF, 15, A0, 90, 41, 00, 8B, 4D, F8, 8B, 45, FC, 81, C1, 00, 80, C1, 2A, 6A, 00, 68, 80, 96, 98, 00, 15, 21, 4E, 62, FE, 50, 51, E8, F4, 24, 00, 00, 83, FA, 07, 7C, 0E, 7F, 07, 3D, FF, 6F, 40, 93, 76, 05, 83, C8, FF, 8B, D0, 8B, 4D, 08, 85, C9, 74, 05, 89, 01, 89, 51, 04, 8B, E5, 5D, C3, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 08, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 40, 8B, 02, 3A, 01, 75, 32, 84, C0, 74, 26, 3A, 61, 01, 75, 29, 84, E4, 74, 1D, C1...
 
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Code size:
92.5 KB (94,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SoftUpgrade

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 19:11)


The file softup_v8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://softwareupgra.de/.../softup_v8.exe

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