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softwareupdater.exe

OSU

INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.

This installer routine uses the Babylon network to include bundled offers of potentially unwanted programs (mostly search adware) such as toolbars and browser extensions. The application softwareupdater.exe, “Open Software Updater” by INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from opensoftwareupdater.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer Technology Co  (signed by INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.)

Product:
OSU

Description:
Open Software Updater

Version:
3.0.0.0

MD5:
152f08c77249d5410ffabdd0ec9f99e0

SHA-1:
dc298ae8616a48381737c2f00e8b5eab0307f111

SHA-256:
30e5b77d80806ad49d675d695e208e066037cda5a91ca944f8de0e30a9ad0ef3

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 5:04:33 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Generic.Malware.FPVPk!g.0B5B965F
856

Bitdefender
Generic.Malware.FPVPk!g.0B5B965F
1.0.20.1375

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.2185
9.0.1.0275

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Generic.Malware.FPVPk!g.0B5B965F
8.14.10.02.09

F-Secure
Generic.Malware.FPVPk!g.0B5B965F
11.2014-02-10_5

G Data
Generic.Malware.FPVPk!g.0B5B965F
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.SuspectCRC
t3scan.1.7.8.0

McAfee
Artemis!152F08C77249
5600.6990

MicroWorld eScan
Generic.Malware.FPVPk!g.0B5B965F
15.0.0.825

Reason Heuristics
PUP.INSTALLERTECHNOLOGYCO.P
14.10.2.9

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.14930

Sophos
Installer Technology Co
4.98

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallerTech
33584

File size:
326.3 KB (334,168 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright Installer Technology Co. 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO.

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
10/7/2013 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/23/2014 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO., OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=INSTALLER TECHNOLOGY CO., L=Miami Beach, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4556C69814691A6077AE1628567ACB9F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HQqpHfMqf5zi7sbKN2ja89jkP+Ys52r6O6AQgz6deu:LHnf1FmNp8FkP+Ys52r6OOgz6F

Entry address:
0x30CB

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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8253

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file softwareupdater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://opensoftwareupdater.com/idownloader.php

https://softwareupdaterlp.com/download.php

https://opensoftwaredownload.com/download.php

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