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Updater.exe

RocketTab.Updater

Joltlogic

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Updater.exe by Joltlogic has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered by a time event.
Publisher:
Joltlogic  (signed and verified)

Product:
RocketTab.Updater

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
1cdecdf85a52ee9f8a6b564c089a574e

SHA-1:
06b81da3fa8bdcbd4595439073988feb1d37b586

SHA-256:
b8c07b70c4f14c40baef79035d13e87753158f3ae1326392edda2823f9d52566

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/16/2024 1:02:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.iBryte.539
9.0.1.0332

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Joltlogic.H
14.11.28.22

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1126
7.2.332

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
35230

File size:
732.2 KB (749,792 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\geniusbox\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Joltlogic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Joltlogic, O=Joltlogic, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
5EE011413A702F6705B25B34B674F3AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/25/2014 9:08:22 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:/AUbatQ8kqmCQsgWQgnBJJz6xxw6rPhz8aNtCk2qG5lofnOdAeduu9a1QuegQl6T:/BbpqmCDBDz6xxw6rZclm4uuU1QuOl6T

Entry address:
0xB6F52

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9339

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
724 KB (741,376 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Check Updates

Trigger:
Time (Next runs on 11/28/2014 at 10:50 PM)

Description:
Check Update


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-170-110.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.170.110:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-235-187-85.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.235.187.85:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-221-254-214.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.221.254.214:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-204-8-133.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.204.8.133:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-64-107.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.64.107:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-21-48-109.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.21.48.109:80)

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