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updater.exe

Long Mile Solutions, LLC

Part of the branded Injekt adware package, the updater mechanism is an auto-starting program that is desigend to update the web browser extensions and protect the executables ChromeHelper, FirefoxHelper and IeHelper so that these programs can inject advertisments and generate popups in the user's web browser. The application updater.exe by Long Mile Solutions has been detected as adware by 23 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 ‘Updater’.
Publisher:
Updater  (signed by Long Mile Solutions, LLC)

Product:
Updater

Description:
Updater service

Version:
1, 0, 0, 1

MD5:
9fcc0c3cdaed20f614897f8f28d492d0

SHA-1:
a11d40ba8fb425f1fa9ab82db6523038ff27609e

SHA-256:
9dcb62023a9296bca090275cb0f9cda14ad6bd69e4a9f90137ef895e5bc010d0

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 6:38:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.NUE
362

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Plugin
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:TubeDim-A [PUP]
2014.9-160208

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.NUE
1.0.20.195

Bkav FE
W32.Clod4a8.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Dr.Web
Adware.Plugin.128
9.0.1.039

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NUE
8.16.02.08.05

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NUE
11.2016-08-02_2

G Data
Win32.Application.TubeDimmer
16.2.22

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Agent
t3scan.2.2.29

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Updater.A
v2016.02.08.05

McAfee
Artemis!A5F634DAE5C0
5600.6496

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.NUE
17.0.0.117

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Plugin.dbxlkn
0.30.0.296

Norman
Malware
11.20160208

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NUE
14.02.02.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.LongMileSolutions (M)
16.2.8.5

Sophos
Spy Alert
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Nullo[Short]
9337

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1106
7.2.39

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
38158

File size:
471.1 KB (482,440 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 1

Original file name:
updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\updater\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Long Mile Solutions, LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
4/26/2013 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/27/2014 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN="Long Mile Solutions, LLC", O="Long Mile Solutions, LLC", STREET=640 GRAND AVE STE E, L=CARLSBAD, S=CA, PostalCode=92008, C=US

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

Serial number:
53B89B8046F82D87A2C562F3D007CB45

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/20/2013 7:48:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VXgNPPCYw6bOzvDqBVUANUqPXHWipt381MV:VwNPPlbOCfUABBKm

Entry address:
0x37F62

Entry point:
E8, F9, CB, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 08, 2B, C8, 83, E1, 0F, 03, C1, 1B, C9, 0B, C1, 59, E9, 3A, FE, FF, FF, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 08, 2B, C8, 83, E1, 07, 03, C1, 1B, C9, 0B, C1, 59, E9, 24, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, 40, 6C, 46, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, 92, 5A, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, 40, 6C, 46, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 40, 45, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, 40, 6C, 46, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F...
 
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Entropy:
6.4605

Code size:
329 KB (336,896 bytes)

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

Name:
Updater

Command:
C:\ProgramData\updater\updater.exe


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