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softwareupdater.exe

The application softwareupdater.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source.
MD5:
32bb409740d80e9a949cd361bed30491

SHA-1:
a1e81a7be521df0a709812ced6c085b966d39816

SHA-256:
2ff31e77a32a877a4a4220165734be19a31b069c2d8c9d4abf166ac5187bd0fa

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 2:10:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.ConvertAd
9.11074

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SoftwareUpdater.Installer.Meta (M)
15.12.13.14

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-FakeAlert
10081

File size:
66.2 KB (67,813 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\softwareupdater\softwareupdater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:wpgpHzb9dZVX9fHMvG0D3XJXC68KbKzncAf29o41ahfW:GgXdZt9P6D3XJXC68KezcAO9o4sQ

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, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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