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updater.exe

The application updater.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 9 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time.
MD5:
071224bb00df116ea8aeb723b6c2a999

SHA-1:
bffbddc1418cf89956e7e104b1b45113389bd9ac

SHA-256:
b01711dec7df8093a434a2eaee3bcda0ba740ad7837417b6273414a7c7e8a304

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:46:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
NSIS:Dropper-HN [Trj]
2014.9-131224

AVG
Win32/DH
2014.0.3615

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
4.0.3.131224

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.4572

McAfee
RDN/Generic Downloader.x!in
5600.7271

Norman
Troj_Generic.PWAPZ
11.20131224

nProtect
Adware/W32.Agent.48400
13.12.26.02

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
13.12.24.02

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
24780

File size:
47.3 KB (48,400 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/14/2013 11:09:53 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:fzMoKNk9mqmFqJubMsYxAhT4BE/SSwO0D3i3AqGQVzItWHWhMzbX7xh5FSNT:Yb2sqZ+15T4BE/oO0DRYzItW2KbBFSV

Entry address:
0x31DD

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 14, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, A2, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 1C, FF, 15, 34, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 34, 81, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, AC, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 4F, 43, 00, E8, 95, 2E, 00, 00, A3, A4, 4E, 43, 00, 55, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, 50, 55, 68, B8, B1, 42, 00, FF, 15, 7C, 81, 40, 00, 68, C0, A2, 40, 00, 68, A0, 3E, 43, 00, E8, 00, 2B, 00, 00, FF, 15, 38, 81, 40, 00, BB, 00, F0, 43, 00, 50, 53, E8, EE, 2A, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.8279

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24.5 KB (25,088 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
UP_Scheduler

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 2:08 PM)


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