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Starter.exe

Computer Up-dater Service Starter

SafeApp Software, LLC

The application Starter.exe by SafeApp Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This file is typically installed with the program Computer Updater by SafeApp Software, LLC.

File name:

Starter.exe

Publisher:

SafeApp Software, LLC (signed and verified)

Product:

Computer Up-dater Service Starter

Version:

1.00.0415

MD5:

9ef614de0e1593797294b1a00a113568

SHA-1:

2638a9fb532810c864223f7f4c6100280406a95b

SHA-256:

8673195da66219d3dc4a9a222cfd3c8dcfa2c4fdc6224fd8bfd1a1901f5749b3

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

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.

Analysis date:

5/11/2024 12:22:04 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.SafeAppSoftware (M)

15.11.22.0

File size:

49.9 KB (51,096 bytes)

Product version:

1.00.0415

Trademarks:

Computer Up-dater is a registered trademark of SafeApp Software, LLC

Original file name:

Starter.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\Program Files\computer updater\starter.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

SafeApp Software, LLC

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

8/4/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

8/4/2012 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN="SafeApp Software, LLC", OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O="SafeApp Software, LLC", L=Harrison, S=New York, 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:

0B9B18CF07F53751275686C53348330F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

11/15/2011 4:23:47 AM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

768:DjpUn9qzCR9u9Ah/7gfbFQ3Kz27gfZUn9qzCR9u9AheLN:DVkqzCPu9Ah8gKz/BkqzCPu9AheJ

Entry address:

0x1240

Entry point:

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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0/v6.0

Code size:

20 KB (20,480 bytes)

The file Starter.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Computer Updater by SafeApp Software, LLC

Publisher's description - “Computer Updater is easy-to-use software that updates your computer with the latest available software. Computer Updater scans your computer and displays a list of programs that have Available Updates. You can then choose which updates you want to install or ignore.”

www.computerupdater.com

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