update.exe

Full Spectrum Interactive

The application update.exe by Full Spectrum Interactive 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 is a setup and installation application and has been known to bundle potentially unwanted software. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.fastdownload6.com.
Publisher:
Modern New Installer  (signed by Full Spectrum Interactive)

Product:
Modern New Installer

Version:
33.9.8.1085

MD5:
1d6eff85adebeb53cf89e0c1680b74a1

SHA-1:
2d036031389b59039731c665b5f26178f6d2883d

SHA-256:
02c5f0669ad3c3b8f3324a977e72edfea2c9a15ac09cd483befe7c0e00e7739b

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:
4/18/2024 11:59:16 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.FullSpectrumInteractive.Installer (M)
16.3.3.20

File size:
872.1 KB (893,040 bytes)

Product version:
33.9.8.1085

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\update.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/7/2015 5:40:44 AM

Valid to:
9/7/2016 4:41:52 AM

Subject:
CN=Full Spectrum Interactive, O=Full Spectrum Interactive, L=San Francisco, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
00C38AD160BBA36A58

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/30/2014 1:28:36 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:L/drv+48HzF+i8lm5P/MbwpGrKTc/r1gSxHMDbyDPE0FL/mvgRIwFA:LN248Tgi8lmxawmKYpR9nlmY

Entry address:
0x4AB3

Entry point:
E8, C8, 8D, 00, 00, E9, CA, 86, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, 81, EC, A0, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 0D, 28, 3B, 41, 00, 8B, 15, 60, 3B, 41, 00, A1, B0, 3A, 41, 00, 56, 8B, B4, 24, A8, 00, 00, 00, 57, 89, 4C, 24, 60, 8D, 4C, 24, 58, 89, 54, 24, 68, 8B, 15, C0, 3A, 41, 00, 51, 89, 44, 24, 5C, A1, 70, 3B, 41, 00, 52, 33, FF, 56, C7, 44, 24, 68, 50, B8, 40, 00, C7, 44, 24, 70, 80, BC, 40, 00, C7, 44, 24, 78, 50, B9, 40, 00, 89, 44, 24, 7C, C7, 84, 24, 80, 00, 00, 00, 30, C7, 40, 00, 89, BC, 24, 84, 00, 00, 00, 89, BC, 24, 88, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9680  (probably packed)

Code size:
52.5 KB (53,760 bytes)

The file update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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