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update.exe

Internet Explorer Toolbar

Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD

The application update.exe, “Internet Explorer Toolbar Updater” by Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK 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 Nectar Toolbar by AIMIA Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd which is a potentially unwanted software program. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.

File name:

update.exe

Publisher:

Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD (signed and verified)

Product:

Internet Explorer Toolbar

Description:

Internet Explorer Toolbar Updater

Version:

4.3.0.43

MD5:

3d6f36259a745e392aae19eeecee268f

SHA-1:

80dfbb3a15fc660dd510516ece2d240ba6fe8b4b

SHA-256:

ea5ee2f8641e7be84ba919388023121ffb66766eec838169914d2cd2f025f314

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:

4/24/2024 8:28:28 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Toolbar.AimiaCoalitionLoyaltyUK.G

14.12.16.10

File size:

76.3 KB (78,152 bytes)

Product version:

4.3.0.43

Original file name:

update.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

English (United States)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\toolbar4\{8cb26f89-c950-4cc2-9100-69635a8e721d}\update.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD

Authority:

VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:

7/3/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:

7/4/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD, L=London, S=United Kingdom, C=GB

Issuer:

CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:

3FA8ED3BA9AA2D91F087CB0A3B328A4E

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

4/5/2013 8:49:59 AM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):

1536:4hk+244JOhRP7LN2nGiKV0lo7obY52Gp+nEluE:4hwoH7LX/mY52Gp+nElj

Entry address:

0x2F64

Entry point:

E8, 1E, 35, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 38, 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:

6.4633

Code size:

50 KB (51,200 bytes)

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

Nectar Toolbar by AIMIA Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd

Nectar Toolbar is a potentially unwanted web browser extension designed to take control of the user's browser in order to redirect web searches and inject advertising. In Internet Explorer the program run as a Browser Helper Object.

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