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Updater.exe

Update Helper

Goobzo LTD

This is part of the Goobzo YTDownloader a browser extension for downloading videos, however, the file will attempt ot modify the user's browser including resetting the home and seach pages as well as inject various forms of unwanted advertising in the browser. The application Updater.exe by Goobzo has been detected as adware by 29 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named ShopperProJSUpd triggered to execute each time a user logs in. This file is typically installed with the program Shopper-Pro by Goobzo Ltd. which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Goobzo  (signed by Goobzo LTD)

Product:
Update Helper

Version:
1.4.0.0

MD5:
afe2a9948a53c472194c7f654eaf5b69

SHA-1:
3ad1303e8d98f243d6bf468d93efd39765de9e2f

SHA-256:
e4ab7970bf42b2b3770765b0e21633dc9917d1ce4d94c370638068fb85e04be4

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:00:02 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Win-PUP/CrossRider
2014.12.18

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Adware-BLP [PUP]
2014.9-141217

AVG
MalSign.Skodna
2015.0.3257

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.ShopperPro
4.0.3.141217

Bkav FE
W32.InjectAdwaredDwnA1.PE
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.209
9.0.1.0351

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Trojan.FirewallBypass.Aq0@aG08kcoi
8.14.12.17.02

ESET NOD32
Win32/ShopperPro.A potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/ShopperPro
12/17/2014

G Data
Win32.Application.Shopperpro
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.CrossRider
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.181.12846

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Shopper
15.0.0.543

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.ShopperPro.A
v2014.12.17.02

McAfee
Program.ShopperPro
16.8.708.2

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.179.1221.0

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Shopper.dfropl
0.28.2.62286

nProtect
Virus/W32.SpyEye
14.07.27.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Cosmu.E
14.12.17.02

Qihoo 360 Security
Unnamed.Threat
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Revizor.Task.H
14.12.17.14

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Mgr.b!1594784
23.00.65.141215

Sophos
PUA 'Goobzo' (of type Adware)
5.09

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
10172

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1203
7.2.351

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Shopper
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Goobzo
24504

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Shopper.Win32.300
2.0.0.1937

File size:
730.9 KB (748,392 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2014

Original file name:
Updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Goobzo LTD

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
5/2/2013 3:30:00 AM

Valid to:
5/3/2015 3:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Goobzo LTD, O=Goobzo LTD, L=Haifa, S=Israel, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
120B25DDE57B88636AD4D97D23B99C88

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/17/2014 9:42:34 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:lvOUgDTA1FTkgwlvd5fPIMMsQ5r1GP2lBu/7Er7DgwdjHbSRDdwMH:NODT8xwp05o2C7ErYwNHbSRNH

Entry address:
0x77EC0

Entry point:
E8, BE, 94, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 10, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, F0, E8, BD, DA, FF, FF, 0F, B6, 45, 08, 8B, 4D, F0, 8B, 89, C8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B7, 04, 41, 25, 00, 80, 00, 00, 80, 7D, FC, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 4D, F8, 83, 61, 70, FD, C9, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, B9, FF, FF, FF, 59, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 04, FF, 75, 08, E8, FA, 94, 00, 00, 59, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 08, FF, 75, 08, E8, E7, 94, 00, 00, 59, 59, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC...
 
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Entropy:
6.6067

Code size:
570.5 KB (584,192 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ShopperProJSUpd

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The file Updater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Shopper-Pro  by Goobzo Ltd.
Shopper-Pro is an ad-supported browser extension (adware), and when a user downloads the Plugin they will see various types of advertisements displayed through the browser as they visit various web sites.
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