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softwareupdatesetup.exe

Trusted Software Aps

The application softwareupdatesetup.exe by Trusted Software Aps has been detected as adware by 6 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the BundleInstaller installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from dl01us.file.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Trusted Software Aps  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7d97e28dc00d57557c5bc09ff8070bca

SHA-1:
82ba7cec2463a9326fb6c2cd3158aa73f4299cfe

SHA-256:
13d2ee6a9cb47a71549ed4b96149b54327346e46337e07fa18a2bec3cbdc695e

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 12:18:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.InstallCore.133
9.0.1.0362

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallCore.DN (variant)
7.9190

herdProtect (fuzzy)
variant of icreinstall_softwareupdatesetup.exe (Adware)
2013.12.28.17

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Installcore
v2013.12.24.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.TrustedSoftwareAps.T
14.8.8.1

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594
23.00.65.131222

File size:
606.1 KB (620,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
BundleInstaller (using Inno Setup)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Trusted Software Aps

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
11/7/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
11/7/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Trusted Software Aps, O=Trusted Software Aps, STREET=Bysoestrade 2B st., L=Holbaek, S=DK, PostalCode=4300, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00DC2E7F902B196FB43F6CBF38ADF41AE8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7yMJfsGRgi0xWBWfvs1lP/AksyXee7BxGFHWPmR8aUAQFKMU1VK2SDj8u:7yMJfs6gJxWLP/iMAHWP7aUAQFKd1Vbz

Entry address:
0x98CC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Entropy:
7.8393

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

The file softwareupdatesetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dl01us.file.org/.../VLCmediaplayerSetup-14093368-vffsb.exe

http://file.org/.../dl.php?pid=802

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