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Updater.exe

ResearcherUpdater

Smart Compute Ltd

The application Updater.exe by Smart Compute 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 named ResearcherUpdater triggered daily at a specified time.
Publisher:
Researcher  (signed by Smart Compute Ltd)

Product:
ResearcherUpdater

Version:
0.3.0.0

MD5:
7e36ccfc2f21724fea3f68df870f028b

SHA-1:
bf5c94194bd17ed8a4d798dd1afef4904a318095

SHA-256:
45f5057a8eb252de5563f59ab18ebd1b4e66a08fe8c24671f77d08a7358fbe46

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:
4/24/2024 6:07:42 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SmartCompute (M)
15.6.30.5

File size:
110.6 KB (113,224 bytes)

Product version:
0.3.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2013

Original file name:
Updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\smart compute\researcher\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Smart Compute Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/5/2013 5:30:00 AM

Valid to:
7/6/2014 5:29:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Smart Compute Ltd, O=Smart Compute Ltd, POBox=Suite LP21498, STREET=145-157 St John Street, L=Clerkenwell, S=London, PostalCode=EC1V 4PW, C=GB

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

Serial number:
00CB9E4160189018A02F5EC6ABCEC74C32

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/5/2013 9:41:48 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:ji7Iq/U0MKdkzbn1AmV6Vxae3tqIN413vnsSVk1oxFh929xzMPhA:27IqXMl7xITaQFcQoxFh929xl

Entry address:
0x40EC

Entry point:
E8, 10, 61, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 20, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 57, 6A, 08, 59, BE, 78, 45, 41, 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, 94, 40, 41, 00, C9, C2, 08, 00, B8, 46, AD, 40, 00, A3, A8, 85, 41, 00, C7, 05, AC, 85, 41, 00, 3C, A4, 40, 00, C7, 05, B0, 85, 41, 00, F0, A3, 40, 00, C7, 05, B4, 85, 41, 00, 29, A4, 40, 00, C7, 05...
 
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Entropy:
6.4402

Code size:
76 KB (77,824 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ResearcherUpdater

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 11:59 AM)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-225-74-16.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (54.225.74.16:80)

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