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SoftwareUpdate.exe

Apple Software Update

Apple Inc.

The executable SoftwareUpdate.exe has been detected as malware by 35 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:
88e6b7023de860d7aae111fa737d8ac5

SHA-1:
8c8fefe087f5cfe1c321b0fdbbe5f666e30df1a0

SHA-256:
f23beae9fbf3cd628096008cd22416da8dc7ad39b4d3bfd90860e4bbb809251c

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
5/4/2024 9:35:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
833

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.10.25

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
141025-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.4040

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1490

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.6185

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
19896

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
14.10.25

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-25-10_7

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.185.13805

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.494

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.6967

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.434.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.894

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.28.2.62841

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20141025

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.10.24.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
10.14.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.141023

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11248

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.298

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.at
34232

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.1966

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 1:46:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:j8j7NMuEtra0hLnTLr0hoIMrusCnRlK50yAellvXuLGdC:jDukhDTf0SunRoWyy

Entry address:
0x3D832

Entry point:
74, 07, 41, 81, DB, 0F, B4, 21, 2E, 50, 0F, AF, EE, 8D, 2D, C4, C5, 40, 89, 69, C0, 27, B1, 1C, A0, EB, 02, 8B, D9, F6, C7, B2, 69, F5, EB, 64, E5, 62, 0F, AF, DE, 3B, C7, 80, C6, E9, 8A, CE, 0F, BE, C1, 69, CB, AD, 0F, CB, B5, F7, C7, 6B, 87, 42, 37, 32, FD, 40, 87, D3, 0F, AF, EF, 49, F6, C2, 76, 84, DB, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, F2, 8A, CB, 87, E9, 69, DE, 1E, D7, 02, 1E, F6, C4, FE, FF, C9, F7, C0, 10, F8, 9C, 15, 00, CD, 33, C2, 75, 02, 47, 46, 5B, 8B, F5, 85, F8, 45, 81, FB, E1, 8D, 00, 00, 75, 03, 80, F6...
 
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Code size:
342.5 KB (350,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
AppleSoftwareUpdate

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\AppleSoftwareUpdate.job

Trigger:
Weekly (Runs weekly on Tuesdays at 22:19)

Action:
softwareupdate.exe -task


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