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SoftwareUpdate.exe

Apple Software Update

Apple Inc.

The executable SoftwareUpdate.exe has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named AppleSoftwareUpdate. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download.
Publisher:
Apple Inc.

Product:
Apple Software Update

Version:
2.1.3

MD5:
b58ec28a3d01c3f3aaf73561c0e3bad7

SHA-1:
0af168ccad9ffed03da800a00778914a3f2f9006

SHA-256:
1bc81da913a84ed9374aea312e9ce46b343f83fad34f8623fb3f67d53599d9c8

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:57:29 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
5739717

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.10.05

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

Arcabit
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.0.568

avast!
Win32:Sality
151004-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4409

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1390

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.7237

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
23355

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.14.151

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.10.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Sality
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.210.17418

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.207.1839.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.834

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.30.26.3725

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
04.08.2015 10:30:46

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.10.02.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.10.05.12

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
10.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Virus.Sality!1.A09C[F1]
23.00.65.151003

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.19

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.278

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.05

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
43798

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.Gen.A[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.25
2.0.0.2427

File size:
620.8 KB (635,712 bytes)

Product version:
2.1.3

Copyright:
(c) 2006-2011 Apple Inc. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
SoftwareUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\apple software update\softwareupdate.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/2/2011 8:46:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:58j7NMuEtra0hLnTLrAhoIMrusCnRlK50yYlIxO:5DukhDTfASunRoWyH0

Entry address:
0x3D832

Entry point:
C7, C6, EF, 17, FF, D7, 89, EA, F2, EB, 02, FE, C2, 75, 05, 4B, 1B, EA, 8A, D7, 84, CF, F3, 76, 02, 88, D2, 84, F3, FF, C8, B6, 22, 33, ED, EB, 02, 31, D2, 0B, EA, 71, 02, 8B, CB, F7, C2, 19, F0, 97, 31, F6, C6, CD, 8D, 5D, 00, 85, DD, 0C, 61, 0F, B7, C2, 47, 2B, F3, BF, F7, 56, 30, D7, 80, F4, FB, FF, CD, C6, C1, 8A, 4B, 40, 52, 86, E7, F2, 69, FA, EC, 5C, A1, 71, E8, AC, 00, 00, 00, 85, FD, 74, 03, 0F, AF, DB, 86, FB, 69, C5, 7B, 71, AF, 03, 0F, BE, C4, 47, 3B, D2, BA, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 05, 08, F0, 4E...
 
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Entropy:
6.6534

Code size:
342.5 KB (350,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
AppleSoftwareUpdate

Path:
\Apple\AppleSoftwareUpdate

Trigger:
Weekly (Runs weekly on Fridays at 7:33:00 AM)


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