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updater.exe

Howard Software

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “pc essentials”.
Publisher:
Howard Software  (signed and verified)

MD5:
0c7b85e8655e2774466e941b42ad9121

SHA-1:
98ea0bbc9c8b34d6584c5c04ae603215507729ad

SHA-256:
8c16f50f195448d54a0f53ff360d8172c0aed963b227bef8995983f2c9dbbb91

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Clean  (1 probable false positive detection)

Explanation:
This is mosty likely a false positive detection, the file is probably clean.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 5:49:46 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.3

File size:
1.7 MB (1,734,416 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\pc essentials\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Howard Software

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
12/6/2011 1:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/6/2012 12:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Howard Software, O=Howard Software, STREET=37 Fulwell Road, L=Sunderland, S=Tyne and Wear, PostalCode=SR60JE, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
373836FE418B68C06FAF5E008C132642

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/28/2012 1:09:06 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:C2QHfRfRugN7ujMh68atN1HKlQ3NMBemt7VkuD4sqOJQx7VrWXN/9a8XWFYbf:7QH3uWtxatN1HKlQ3Nae6WuD4sqfXKdr

Entry address:
0x106C7A

Entry point:
E8, 7D, CB, 00, 00, E9, 95, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 2C, E7, 57, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 0F, B3, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 59, B1, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 06, F7, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 2C, E7, 57, 00, FF, 15, AC, F2, 52, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, C0, F0, 57, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, 10, AF, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, FC, 0B, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, F5, 0B, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Entropy:
6.4239

Code size:
1.2 MB (1,236,992 bytes)

Service
Display name:
pc essentials

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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