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updater.exe

The application updater.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 ‘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:
016cb5d8a66b0d0b3403bf629c31042a

SHA-1:
c35920be6d51310355b952dcdbc593a61fb03561

SHA-256:
3da3933adb7d8f1f5f2e1f44677df761ed07d539d57ad77ce04bf4ce09351b6a

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:01:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.76454
737

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Agent
2015.02.02

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.205.178

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150128

AVG
InstallPath.7F5
2016.0.3210

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.15128

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Strictor.76454
1.0.20.140

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
20928

Dr.Web
Trojan.Amonetize.441
9.0.1.033

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Strictor.76454
8.15.01.28.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.DE (variant)
9.11086

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Strictor.76454
11.2015-28-01_4

G Data
Gen:Variant.Strictor.76454
15.1.25

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.2546

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize.A
v2015.01.28.12

McAfee
GenericR-CVC!ABDE33EF4158
5600.6866

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Strictor.76454
16.0.0.84

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Amonetize.dmxwfn
0.30.0.65070

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.01.28.12

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.2.2.21

Sophos
Generic PUA EG
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R02SB01AV15
7.2.33

File size:
622.5 KB (637,440 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\2367\updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/27/2015 4:30:41 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Bu3t2y/ASiG14/0TEqY/KQdK0fNB5MhLN8sL/7D/R:Of/RiG14sTs/TCr8sL/

Entry address:
0xE128

Entry point:
E8, C1, 4A, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, 3D, EC, 1E, 39, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 9F, 34, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, E9, 32, 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, EC, 1E, 39, 00, FF, 15, 9C, 70, 38, 00, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, EC, 1E, 39, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 55, 34, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 9F, 32, 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:
7.6247

Code size:
149.5 KB (153,088 bytes)

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

Name:
SwvUpdtr

Command:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\2367\updater.exe \reg


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