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Updater.exe

Updater

Joltlogic

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application Updater.exe by Joltlogic has been detected as adware by 4 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Joltlogic  (signed and verified)

Product:
Updater

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
d61110fd1730fb69e3955c58743b1c78

SHA-1:
d6ea5dbf4a533ede081e1ea8f3e5d2ff01797cfd

SHA-256:
2a8503b46d26c06b6dd3700eb4b582939403df7ddab1afad2501be3b013ac409

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 7:06:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3255

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.28.6.63850

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Joltlogic.H
14.12.20.9

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
35650

File size:
726.9 KB (744,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
Updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Joltlogic

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/15/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Joltlogic, O=Joltlogic, STREET=4600 Madison Ave FL 10, L=Kansas City, S=Missouri, PostalCode=64112, C=US

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

Serial number:
5EE011413A702F6705B25B34B674F3AB

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/19/2014 6:23:07 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:GVIjCbmko7kq1KtSniMg0Mhja/rf9/VBekgspVK9EGrSbbMblZUEuZSeQBTI:6mCbbSKt7Mg9srfRLHgspwLrSU/9USeX

Entry address:
0xB559E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 02, 00, 10, 00, 00, 00, 20, 00, 00, 80, 18, 00, 00, 00, FC, 02...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.9337

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
717.5 KB (734,720 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-23-23-200-28.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (23.23.200.28:80)

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