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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 5 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:
1bcb43ce1fd965aab4fee6ec4788edca

SHA-1:
fe120fe6ed4cdc061eff1301db8829934b8f1c73

SHA-256:
887dbc600ab863d60c75da3474ccd35ec2242629066ed21328a57f1121db0602

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

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

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
4/23/2024 7:51:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3219

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BPlug.djpkri
0.30.0.64448

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.Adknowledge
15.1.24.23

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1216
7.2.24

VIPRE Antivirus
AdKnowledge
36740

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 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/16/2015 4:59:59 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:
12/15/2014 6:31:32 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3yfjfwa+5m+UVIGY2ry1mtcIFZYMP5OZ+Fx3ehabACdaNEwMEtKqmmNnzhmSI:3yjfwLAA2EemJcxbbzaGEOenzjI

Entry address:
0xB558E

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, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9332

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

Code size:
717.5 KB (734,720 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Check Updates

Trigger:
Time

Description:
Check Update


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