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udcontrol.exe

Windows UtilWorld Download Controller

GMT

The application udcontrol.exe by GMT has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘UtilWorld_UDControl’.
Publisher:
GMT  (signed and verified)

Product:
Windows UtilWorld Download Controller

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
06997057f938e9a8da676ee39b2a884e

SHA-1:
2c4ca86fe6b53930ac93e7a94c4e3022eb1700d5

SHA-256:
9bcc108a53e17daec58db615a543a569eaeb0467f457ce7d1c490ecbc6c25fe7

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:
4/25/2024 10:31:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TomorrowSoftware (M)
16.9.8.15

File size:
511.8 KB (524,128 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Original file name:
UpdateControl.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\utilworld\udcontrol.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
GMT

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
9/18/2012 9:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/19/2013 8:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=GMT, O=GMT, L=Gyeyang-gu, S=INCHEON, C=KR

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
61D926C4BC50F40A050D02355CD98EC4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/18/2012 5:44:05 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:F88m3mxgry4U02k7qRrZ4DhfOoSqby9V0zKwaBFsdgcZNIr1VNoPFe4:F88KMSyDZbwby9V1wTu1VmD

Entry address:
0x29A34

Entry point:
E8, B7, 8A, 00, 00, E9, 16, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 58, 3A, 44, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 85, C0, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 08, 01, 44, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63, FC, FF, E0, 5B...
 
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Entropy:
6.7216

Code size:
252 KB (258,048 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
UtilWorld_UDControl

Command:
C:\Program Files\utilworld\udcontrol.exe


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