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toolbarupdate.exe

StartNow Toolbar update (Firefox)

Zugo Ltd

The application toolbarupdate.exe by Zugo has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer.
Publisher:
Zugo Ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
StartNow Toolbar update (Firefox)

Version:
2.5.3

MD5:
7e09f5adf5c6476babefc1f0b3cbd049

SHA-1:
1c91076b067cdbc47b2679b5a10dc75ae9aa8d9c

SHA-256:
bfbe7cfae7e6dbe3943f3294b5952547db4ea4a1243a5bf0923b43fe1dc39d23

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
4/19/2024 10:30:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo.Installer (M)
16.7.12.7

File size:
1.2 MB (1,255,928 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tbu005\toolbarupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugo Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/30/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/31/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Zugo Ltd, O=Zugo Ltd, STREET=PO Box 36, STREET=1st Floor, STREET=37 Broad St., L=St Helier, S=Jersey, PostalCode=JE4 9NU, C=JE

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

Serial number:
00FA860DF2AC924FC31176C787706F3824

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/8/2011 12:34:40 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:q7pyoFcW7sXxm4eKeYO2VuZ7FCwfYxyofEGXvGR8AVMBRIW:NcczhoKyCwgco8GXG8iMfI

Entry address:
0x4040

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, B3, 52, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 5F, 4F, 00, 00, 56, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, C2, 52, 00, 00, 53, A3, 50, 5B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3E, 32, 00, 00, A3, 00, 5C, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 51, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A4, B2, 40, 00, E8, EC, 51, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, A5, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, 30, 5C...
 
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Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

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