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updater.exe

The application updater.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 18 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “updater”.
MD5:
086d96002f22e0dd97c93e4a7366cc03

SHA-1:
294e4b984474a9dc27fa32062135d8c4bfaae1b3

SHA-256:
17990c352ea6e1b5cfafc66253e2c7ed500b43288755ef26b66d871659a50303

Scanner detections:
18 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Injects advertisements in the web browser in the form or banner ads and popups.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:37:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Adpeak
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.MDA
2014.12.09

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Adpeak.682992
7.11.190.0

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-141202

AVG
Generic6
2015.0.3272

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Adpeak
4.0.3.14122

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Adpeak
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20268

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.35130
9.0.1.0336

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Adpeak (variant)
8.10816

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Adpeak
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.AdPeak
14.0.0.2825

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!071ABF784363
5600.6922

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DownLoad3.djkwer
0.28.6.63850

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
14.12.09.12

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.12.9.0

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1202
7.2.336

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4150696
35418

File size:
664 KB (679,936 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mediainformationaccess\updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/26/2014 10:01:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:xVq7peS4rDlNOODRcFNxHnalge5w/tv7BaL0Ec/fX:xM4HO1FzHal5wFvAK

Entry address:
0x12741

Entry point:
E8, 81, 0D, 01, 00, E9, 41, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, D0, 60, 4A, 00, 89, 0D, CC, 60, 4A, 00, 89, 15, C8, 60, 4A, 00, 89, 1D, C4, 60, 4A, 00, 89, 35, C0, 60, 4A, 00, 89, 3D, BC, 60, 4A, 00, 66, 8C, 15, E8, 60, 4A, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, DC, 60, 4A, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, B8, 60, 4A, 00, 66, 8C, 05, B4, 60, 4A, 00, 66, 8C, 25, B0, 60, 4A, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, AC, 60, 4A, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, E0, 60, 4A, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, D4, 60, 4A, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, D8, 60, 4A, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, E4, 60, 4A, 00, 8B...
 
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Entropy:
6.3437

Code size:
480 KB (491,520 bytes)

Service
Display name:
updater

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 208.43.234.241-static.reverse.softlayer.com  (208.43.234.241:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to m-prd-pxl-adcom-mtc.evip.aol.com  (64.12.106.9:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-146-221-202.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.146.221.202:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s-prd-ads02-adcom_nwa_blue.evip.aol.com  (149.174.67.71:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s-prd-ads01-adcom_nwa_blue.evip.aol.com  (149.174.67.65:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to net64-20-243-243.static-customer.corenap.com  (64.20.243.243:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host-21.techconnect.nl  (62.133.211.21:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to cservu-21.btrll.com  (162.208.21.166:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f94.1e100.net  (74.125.196.94:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f156.1e100.net  (74.125.196.156:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f155.1e100.net  (74.125.196.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f154.1e100.net  (74.125.196.154:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f149.1e100.net  (74.125.196.149:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f148.1e100.net  (74.125.196.148:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f138.1e100.net  (74.125.196.138:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f113.1e100.net  (74.125.196.113:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to yk-in-f102.1e100.net  (74.125.196.102:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to yk-in-f101.1e100.net  (74.125.196.101:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to vip1.g.cachefly.net  (205.234.175.175:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to video.sj2.vcmedia.com  (64.156.167.69:80)

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