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softwareupdater.exe

The application softwareupdater.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 26 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:
698524f4194ccb5ac492edf343f47374

SHA-1:
e09745a13fe0e47bfc3c85ec177ca4f9924f1b6c

SHA-256:
a19059f139b7f29556ca8298579bcc0fed8342d8e3d4c562cb8d5d05e72757c9

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:19:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.12077246
5706895

Agnitum Outpost
Riskware.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Adware/Win32.Agent
2015.07.02

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.GR
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Generic.DB848BE
1.0.0.425

avast!
Malware-gen
150602-1

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Agent
4.0.3.1571

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.12077246
1.0.20.910

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.11702688
0.98/20629

Dr.Web
infected with Trojan.DownLoader10.36044
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.12077246
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Vittalia.W potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Vittalia
7/1/2015

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.12077246
11.2015-01-07_4

G Data
Trojan.Generic.12077246
15.7.25

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Vittalia
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.MSIL.Generic
14.0.0.1800

McAfee
Trojan.PUP-FKL
17.6.569.0

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.12077246
16.0.0.546

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoader11.dlojnx
0.30.24.2320

Norman
Trojan.Generic.12077246
02.06.2015 14:23:46

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.12077246
15.07.01.01

Quick Heal
AdWare.MSIL.r3 (Not a Virus)
7.15.14.00

Sophos
PUA 'Vittalia' (of type Adware)
5.15

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Packed
9779

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
40786

File size:
776 KB (794,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:52:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dTSbn10J1+/WNJTvytdvMjbD1Gwr1+/tNJh0l:YbigkVytZMjbXgTol

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:
7.9879

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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