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update.exe

IE Toolbar

Zako Solutions LTD

The application update.exe, “IE Toolbar Updater” by Zako Solutions has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Zako Solutions LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
IE Toolbar

Description:
IE Toolbar Updater

Version:
4.2.0.89

MD5:
a97eff187c8e0baa564163cc0ea456dc

SHA-1:
20bfb5a4f584c851d8811b78662d7a233e448b84

SHA-256:
b846ffb455cff229a1555b90d2c3b9d4dbf1f5fa51df3660530b4de0d532520c

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:
4/26/2024 3:36:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ZakoSolutions.Toolbar (M)
16.2.11.2

File size:
77.8 KB (79,688 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.0.89

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2011. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
update.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zako Solutions LTD

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/27/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
10/1/2012 2:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Zako Solutions LTD, O=Zako Solutions LTD, L=Rosh Hayyan, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
035571E788C21971B2B240E1E5E4FE46

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/7/2011 11:01:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:ZRk+2oZJOhRP7LxWHGiKV0loNM5sLB2p+nKON:ZRw7H7LzpGsLB2p+nKI

Entry address:
0x2F64

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 35, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 28, 04, 41, 00, E8, 26, 03, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, C0, 4B, 41, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 08, 37, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 30, 37, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 51, 37, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, F4, 35, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 9C, 38, 41, 00, FF, 15, 90, E0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, 98, 19, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4364

Code size:
50 KB (51,200 bytes)

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