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Safe Install Software

The application update.exe by Safe Install Software has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a self-extracting archive and installer 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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Supersonic Rapid Installation  (signed by Safe Install Software)

Product:
Supersonic Rapid Installation

Version:
21.3.7.865

MD5:
0f3fa47a1a18f66323e982e687e06702

SHA-1:
d390227235479bbe6de305dee7c95665d73154ab

SHA-256:
faf976cdb5b004a6bc414c448d23cdc1780af0ba2d42a2b406903c031b9a3922

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.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 8:43:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.DownloadAdmin.SafeInstallSoftware.Installer (M)
16.2.24.0

File size:
882.2 KB (903,376 bytes)

Product version:
21.3.7.865

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
Signed by:
Safe Install Software

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/3/2015 9:05:38 AM

Valid to:
9/5/2016 10:47:46 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Install Software, O=Safe Install Software, 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:
00E7829E9AC810013E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2014 7:36:32 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:n0mTd1gVE2Fel18HeVc9Rz1PPV1guA6MtYc+jJP:0g4V5FKGeVcJRgP6Mtcd

Entry address:
0x3EAA

Entry point:
E8, 71, 96, 00, 00, E9, 73, 8F, 00, 00, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 83, EC, 20, B9, 1E, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 04, 24, EB, 03, 8D, 49, 00, C6, 00, 00, 40, 83, E9, 01, 75, F7, 53, 55, 8B, 6C, 24, 2C, 56, 8B, C5, 57, 8D, 50, 01, 8A, 08, 40, 84, C9, 75, F9, 2B, C2, 8B, F8, 8D, 5F, 02, 53, FF, 15, 1C, F2, 40, 00, 83, C4, 04, 53, 8B, F0, 55, 56, FF, 15, B0, F0, 40, 00, C6, 04, 3E, 00, C6, 44, 3E, 01, 00, 8D, 4C, 24, 10, B8, 14, 04, 00, 00, 51, 89, 74, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 18, 03, 00, 00, 00, 66, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.9644  (probably packed)

Code size:
53.5 KB (54,784 bytes)

The file update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://files4.fastdownload6.com/download/.../dl?bc=1126566&pid=updateadmin&brand=updateadmin.com&c=7Zip&country=EG&cb=-1357958662&filename=Update.exe&productKey=peceynhgtkike7pdbll44higsvqnjzfj&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=IE&browserVersion=7&zTmp=1&executable=1197171

http://files4.fastdownload6.com/download/.../dl?bc=1126566&pid=updateadmin&brand=updateadmin.com&c=7Zip&country=EG&cb=-471216447&filename=Update.exe&productKey=peceynhgtkike7pdbll44higsvqnjzfj&osName=Windows&osVersion=7&browserName=IE&browserVersion=7&zTmp=1&executable=1197171

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