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updater.exe

The application updater.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 24 anti-malware scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘SwvUpdtr’. 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.
Version:
1.1.4.2

MD5:
1df33e2c7a6baf09835ba4fd56184d63

SHA-1:
9d3ff16fe70403b87cefc3a408db495a0f4c1f75

SHA-256:
a699e7e45d57290fc8a5c03f0d34867e193d466ec24719e8fd1a4c2bef8f1444

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:31:44 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Jaik.5597
735

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetiz
2015.01.25

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.204.248

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.15130

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Jaik.5597
1.0.20.150

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6379

Dr.Web
Trojan.Adfltnet.72
9.0.1.030

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Jaik.5597
8.15.01.30.01

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.DE (variant)
9.11068

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Amonetize
1/30/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Jaik.5597
11.2015-30-01_6

G Data
Gen:Variant.Jaik.5597
15.1.24

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.2562

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2015.01.30.01

McAfee
RDN/Generic PUP.z!ei
5600.6869

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Jaik.5597
16.0.0.90

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.DangerousObject.dluuqm
0.30.0.64812

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.1.30.13

Sophos
Generic PUA JN
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0C1H09AB15
7.2.30

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.Amonetize
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
36958

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Amonetize.Win32.2004
2.0.0.2045

File size:
581 KB (594,944 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\15374\updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2015 3:54:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ZxCgBIH1FO7KosCgkdJx04afQOaiUuk66DpS8:ZUgBW1FOGnCXK4iUc6o8

Entry address:
0x12458

Entry point:
E8, 9B, 4B, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, 04, 2F, 39, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 79, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, C3, 33, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, F0, F8, FF, FF, 59, 59, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 01, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 04, 2F, 39, 00, FF, 15, C8, B0, 38, 00, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 04, 2F, 39, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 2F, 35, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 79, 33, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, A6, F8, FF, FF, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.5784

Code size:
166.5 KB (170,496 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
SwvUpdtr

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\15374\updater.exe \reg


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