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updater.exe

RivalGaming

The application updater.exe by RivalGaming has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
RivalGaming  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7ed3a9d3e44991f929bff559a81fdb42

SHA-1:
8074d8a6e723edc35c063804afc376bcc408e9ba

SHA-256:
1de431484c831c7f202b0fe88bc1bc76300837aaf32980fc88d7c70b36d0b9cb

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:
4/26/2024 12:05:30 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.EpicPlay.RivalGaming (M)
16.2.5.9

File size:
102.7 KB (105,136 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RivalGaming

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
12/11/2011 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/11/2012 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=RivalGaming, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=RivalGaming, L=Irvine, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4B94E82C6CBBAA0A03CC051AF47E2308

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/2012 5:47:13 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:7okzsgRvwRVk0a45Ugcg3Ur3ph4McZwMZi5Ml:c1Rha45UgXg3T4M2wMZl

Entry address:
0x1AC9

Entry point:
E8, DE, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, E8, BD, 40, 00, 89, 0D, E4, BD, 40, 00, 89, 15, E0, BD, 40, 00, 89, 1D, DC, BD, 40, 00, 89, 35, D8, BD, 40, 00, 89, 3D, D4, BD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 00, BE, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, F4, BD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, D0, BD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, CC, BD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, C8, BD, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, C4, BD, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, F8, BD, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, EC, BD, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, F0, BD, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, FC, BD, 40...
 
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Entropy:
5.9809

Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
RGames Updater

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 5:00 AM)


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