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Updater.exe

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 8 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:
Updater

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
40e74c44fccbd0e869ac46facdc5dfd7

SHA-1:
7570a51872d0e5fe14e7d18729ec12c64933c203

SHA-256:
1dc78603aba7805d8faedc0530d4b16bad86e5a886c9aa3480f027c8712e2cff

Scanner detections:
8 / 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:
4/23/2024 10:15:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:IBryte-JX [PUP]
2014.9-150305

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3179

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Adware.iBryte (variant)
9.11272

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!E16C98F8604B
5600.6835

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.0.296

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Adknowledge
15.3.5.21

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1216
7.2.64

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
38140

File size:
734.7 KB (752,352 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\browser extensions\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Joltlogic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 4:59:59 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:
3/4/2015 2:28:56 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:CTKvhimXDWmfOJGkfji8z1Me9DVFquvaGy7LtL3LYyX17GBRXUYiSsI4ymVycLun:CAimXNfmP7+eF2v7l3LtAbAZycLuJi6t

Entry address:
0xB7866

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...
 
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Entropy:
7.9313

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

Code size:
726.5 KB (743,936 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Check Updates

Trigger:
Time

Description:
Check Update


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