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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 2 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Nectar Toolbar by AIMIA Coalition Loyalty UK Ltd which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Aimia Coalition Loyalty UK LTD  (signed and verified)

Product:
Internet Explorer Toolbar

Description:
Internet Explorer Toolbar Updater

Version:
4.3.0.43

MD5:
a46e68b31a6d99b658896a5f2549e691

SHA-1:
85a61c76e2842dc5c6c8413bb206fdfcfe9e24c0

SHA-256:
83e7b997bb063832fc6e4cb093260fb0f96fd65a507ebcc82c4a1be2134ee9bf

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 9:35:18 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AegisLab AV Signature
AdWare.W32.Gamevance
2.1.4+

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AimiaCoalitionLoyaltyUK.Toolbar (M)
15.7.6.16

File size:
76.3 KB (78,152 bytes)

Product version:
4.3.0.43

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2012. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
update.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\nectar toolbar\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):
1536:0hk+244JOhRP7LN2nGiKV0lo7obY52Gp+nEly:0hwoH7LX/mY52Gp+nEly

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 program.

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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