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updater.exe

The application updater.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named AmiUpdXp triggered to execute each time a user logs in. It bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The file has been seen being downloaded from cds.d5v5w7m8.hwcdn.net.
Version:
1.1.4.2

MD5:
47396390a97ea4cfacb104dbe93f0b49

SHA-1:
871f23751b4bc9ba5041f8054a1471356bed6a3a

SHA-256:
ce0fbf65b59f0bd8e6ad12acff03592d2733de7268ea47ab92c2027bd4353405

Scanner detections:
17 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 12:12:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.36
546

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetize
2015.08.08

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Amonetize.Gen7
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.36
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-KC [PUP]
2014.9-150808

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.1588

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.36
1.0.20.1100

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Zusy.145808
8.15.08.10.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.ER potentially unwanted (variant)
9.12062

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2015-08-08_7

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.36
15.8.25

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1614

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2015.08.08.07

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.36
16.0.0.660

Norman
Gen:Variant.Zusy.145808
11.20150810

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.08.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize.Task.Meta (M)
15.8.8.3

File size:
626 KB (641,024 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.4.2

Original file name:
u2.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\23358\updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/7/2015 7:39:02 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:yEeDJm2ts6DHsYpS5TXHBI50NF9/CHsJiDgymVJdCNb3i3isrsKoU1xaIgJ8AY5X:yEL23sXTXqxAoU1kIgfYkCp

Entry address:
0x57E94

Entry point:
E8, 78, C7, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 14, 82, 47, 00, 8D, 7D, E0, F3, A5, 89, 45, F8, 8B, 45, 0C, 5F, 89, 45, FC, 5E, 85, C0, 74, 0C, F6, 00, 08, 74, 07, C7, 45, F4, 00, 40, 99, 01, 8D, 45, F4, 50, FF, 75, F0, FF, 75, E4, FF, 75, E0, FF, 15, 50, 11, 47, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 51, 53, 8B, 45, 0C, 83, C0, 0C, 89, 45, FC, 64, 8B, 1D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 03, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 08, 8B, 5D, 0C, 8B, 6D, FC, 8B, 63...
 
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Entropy:
6.7416

Code size:
444.5 KB (455,168 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
AmiUpdXp

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Software Version Updater


The file updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cds.d5v5w7m8.hwcdn.net/Updater.exe

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