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softwareupdater.dat

dirEct downloAD gtt

This is the OutBrowse Revenyou installer which bundles offers for additional third party applications that may be unwanted and installed without consent. The file softwareupdater.dat by dirEct downloAD gtt has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the OutBrowse Revenyou installer.
Publisher:
LEZLB  (signed by dirEct downloAD gtt)

Product:
LEZLB

Version:
8075.151124.1282.737

MD5:
f04355c0629a41fd2becd98fed61dbbd

SHA-1:
09a75e337978c64951ee1fdeacfd264c3f69ed67

SHA-256:
2f83a78d0b6f5f3aa81884138e1d979b701ee6602d574a38853f75d569160e2f

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
5/21/2024 7:15:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Outbrowse (M)
17.1.3.1

File size:
339.5 KB (347,632 bytes)

Product version:
8075.151124.1282.737

Copyright:
LEZLB

Trademarks:
LEZLB

Bundler/Installer:
OutBrowse Revenyou (using Nullsoft Install System)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\s2update\softwareupdater.dat

Digital Signature
Signed by:
dirEct downloAD gtt

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/16/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=dirEct downloAD gtt, O=dirEct downloAD gtt, L=Dublin, S=Dublin, C=IE

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
7342EAF858BF782F04515916D1671EC3

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 12:52:12 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, 1C, 45, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, 1B, 45, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 37, 43, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, DB, 44, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, A0, 47, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.6800

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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