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update.exe

IE Toolbar

Zorba Networks SL

The application update.exe, “IE Toolbar Updater” by Zorba Networks SL 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 RechercherWeb Toolbar by Conduit Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Zorba Networks SL  (signed and verified)

Product:
IE Toolbar

Description:
IE Toolbar Updater

Version:
4.2.0.73

MD5:
38543023178b1328474fe8ed82dfd918

SHA-1:
58020680903ff823fb0cc806bba78e5753b83416

SHA-256:
fdd7412f37f396438a48883a6701b7bdf8879eb668e689ab1a1b1312c41e2233

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 3:24:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.ZorbaNetworks.Toolbar (M)
16.1.15.0

File size:
73.2 KB (74,968 bytes)

Product version:
4.2.0.73

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:\Program Files\rechercherweb toolbar\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zorba Networks SL

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
12/1/2010 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
12/2/2011 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zorba Networks SL, O=Zorba Networks SL, STREET=Jativa 11, L=Madrid, S=Madrid, PostalCode=28007, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
00F76718D8D4283725CF8801D7DED56F05

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/17/2011 12:30:22 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:b8Wo83AOhRPzLBFdKiKWuBlgDl8mHbltW+nmiY:bvHzLFuwl8mHbPW+nm5

Entry address:
0x2EC4

Entry point:
E8, 1E, 35, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, B8, 02, 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, 8C, E0, 40, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, 98, 19, 00...
 
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Code size:
49.5 KB (50,688 bytes)

The file update.exe has been discovered within the following program.

RechercherWeb Toolbar  by Conduit Ltd.
This is a Conduit toolbar installed in the user's Web browsers (IE, Chrome and Firefox) that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to Conduit so they can suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar.
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