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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:
4975fa062e9f000f9d4b5d1ced2fd20c

SHA-1:
ac9d082db7fef12363be673b2bad13f7fb1e1ca0

SHA-256:
9494f872f8d8be1b90b61e7e3c7c15948b52088647d7a23ebbb645ea5060f237

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 8:26:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
5566587

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.05.28

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Sality
150525-2

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.15527

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.735

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
22250

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.E.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.14.151

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.5.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.9.2.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.204.16051

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
17.6.569.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.199.824.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.441

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.05.27.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.05.27.11

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
5.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.15525

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.147

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.27

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
40552

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

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.23
2.0.0.2192

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 7:46:18 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:p8j7NMuEtra0hLnTLr5hoIMrusCnRlK50yySGsoaN:pDukhDTf5SunRoWyzGsoC

Entry address:
0x3D832

Entry point:
10, D7, 68, A8, 4E, 8A, 00, 03, DD, 84, EA, 33, CE, 0D, 6B, E0, BC, DC, 85, CA, 70, 04, 33, F1, 14, 92, FF, C9, 85, D0, 50, 84, E2, F6, C6, CF, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 88, EA, C6, C4, 5D, 49, 46, 05, 29, DE, C7, C8, 0C, 95, 75, 03, 89, D0, F3, BF, 9F, 99, 00, 00, 81, F9, 21, 55, 00, 00, 77, 04, 84, EF, 14, A6, 81, F7, 6E, 9B, 00, 00, 88, E4, 20, CE, 87, DD, 81, EF, 03, 00, 00, 00, 87, D2, 85, C8, 71, 04, 86, D9, 87, DB, 35, 11, BC, EC, A9, FE, CD, 81, EF, 31, 09, 00, 00, 86, DF, 81, C7, 30, 09, 00, 00, 72, 02...
 
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Entropy:
6.6528

Code size:
342.5 KB (350,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
AppleSoftwareUpdate

Path:
\Apple\AppleSoftwareUpdate

Trigger:
Weekly (Runs weekly on Tuesdays at 7:18 AM)


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