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update.exe

Statscom

This is the Tightrope WebInstall which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application update.exe by Statscom has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Tightrope WebInstall installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from files4.genuinememory.info.
Publisher:
Statscom  (signed and verified)

Product:
Statscom

Version:
76.3.8.2514

MD5:
6e37e5eb011fb17851a5326431b882ee

SHA-1:
9c8ec663443b22b8a45157624e7d5c63ae6d9dfd

SHA-256:
bd178c8652b85d6340f7a5b8523e3ef6363a3facd65527acee8711fbe2b4ceca

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.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
5/6/2024 2:07:36 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Tightrope.Statscom.Bundler (M)
16.4.26.23

File size:
870.9 KB (891,776 bytes)

Product version:
76.3.8.2514

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
setup.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Tightrope WebInstall

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Statscom

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/11/2015 11:21:38 AM

Valid to:
9/16/2016 5:36:38 PM

Subject:
CN=Statscom, O=Statscom, 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:
00B76A917B400E54E5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2014 1:54:47 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Vw0FSNT9oqE8+JJ//n6XxIPwH8DpatBn4m3LR1BR1N0hzX4c1G:KNT2RJp6BLHapaYm7R1/4zoH

Entry address:
0x18AA

Entry point:
E8, F1, C3, 00, 00, E9, F5, BC, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 81, EC, 1C, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 8B, AC, 24, 28, 02, 00, 00, 56, 57, 6A, 01, 55, E8, E7, 5C, 00, 00, 8B, F0, 89, 44, 24, 18, 8D, 44, 24, 1C, 50, 6A, 00, 6A, 02, 55, C7, 44, 24, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8A, 5E, 00, 00, 8B, 4C, 24, 2C, 6A, 00, 68, A8, FF, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 8D, 1C, 0F, 6A, 03, 55, 89, 5C, 24, 44, E8, 6E, 5E, 00, 00, 8D, 54, 24, 48, 52, 55, 89, 44, 24, 48, E8, AF, 5B, 00, 00, 83, C4, 30, 85, FF, 75, 0D, 55, E8...
 
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Entropy:
7.9682  (probably packed)

Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

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

http://files4.genuinememory.info/dl-pure/1126566/.../?bc=1126566&checksum=122654019&filename=Update.exe&cb=-1142276262&executable=1197939

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