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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:

1.00.0458

MD5:

f8456450812d5beadd5beb44f4db6457

SHA-1:

39712ae0e6ed6d93484e078b4efcb95347a78067

SHA-256:

0b4e212ab21836aecd15e3d6cbbe7052aff5175903fae08b45468dec4d8a2e60

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:

4/23/2024 11:09:08 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.SafeAppSoftware (M)

16.1.25.9

File size:

49.9 KB (51,136 bytes)

Product version:

1.00.0458

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:

8/13/2012 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:

8/15/2013 7:59:59 PM

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:

28ECAC752BE1E3F7DB994BC2E0FE7119

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

9/4/2012 4:39:09 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

1536:mjkqzCPu9Ah8gKkGM0wwCyio/BkqzCPu9Ahn9:3qzCPu9AhhGM0wwCyioCqzCPu9Ah9

Entry address:

0x1240

Entry point:

68, EC, 13, 40, 00, E8, F0, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 70, 00, 00, 00, 48, 00, 00, 00, EF, 1E, 12, 70, B3, 65, 06, 4F, 96, 9E, F7, F9, 2F, 99, 1B, 7B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 76, 62, 70, 53, 65, 72, 76, 69, 63, 65, 48, 61, 6E, 64, 6C, 65, 72, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 43, 6F, 6D, 70, 75, 74, 65, 72, 20, 55, 70, 2D, 64, 61, 74, 65, 72, 20, 53, 65, 72, 76, 69, 63, 65, 20, 53, 74, 61, 72, 74, 65, 72, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00... 
[+]

Entropy:

5.4550

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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