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updaterservice.exe

Universal Updater

tal ltd

The application updaterservice.exe by tal ltd has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Universal Updater Service”. While running, it connects to the Internet address edge-star-mini-shv-01-mad1.facebook.com on port 443.
Publisher:
tal ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Universal Updater

Version:
1.2.2.0

MD5:
801feaab7b97ad03637d1313e912eb72

SHA-1:
c453a2ce05abf24cd7055c6289338cbd445bc095

SHA-256:
291c15109cd3b533de5db9b5c59f435fac305c1123fcce885bcb73bf12aea8f7

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 1:15:13 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
MalSign.Generic
2015.0.3536

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.UniversalUpdater.A
v2014.03.19.06

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Service.talltd.O
14.3.19.18

File size:
392.9 KB (402,360 bytes)

Product version:
1.2.2.0

Copyright:
Universal Updater © 2013

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\universal updater\updaterservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
tal ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/25/2013 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/26/2014 2:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=tal ltd, O=tal ltd, STREET=22-24 Mayor Parvan Toshev str, L=sofia, S=bulgaria, PostalCode=1000, C=BG

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

Serial number:
06D8799B2CB3044B5BEDEE2F7650B86D

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/12/2014 8:18:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:8zJU585ok/LdwRlH5/r7FzHAqn9u1DZXW++AWUpFqwVE0:8K85ok/polHTAqn90Xd+FUpE4E0

Entry address:
0x175D9

Entry point:
E8, 18, 65, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, 6A, 0C, 68, 78, 37, 45, 00, E8, 0D, 01, 00, 00, 8B, 75, 08, 85, F6, 74, 75, 83, 3D, 80, E8, 45, 00, 03, 75, 43, 6A, 04, E8, 02, 67, 00, 00, 59, 83, 65, FC, 00, 56, E8, 2A, 67, 00, 00, 59, 89, 45, E4, 85, C0, 74, 09, 56, 50, E8, 4C, 67, 00, 00, 59, 59, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, E8, 0B, 00, 00, 00, 83, 7D, E4, 00, 75, 37, FF, 75, 08, EB, 0A, 6A, 04, E8, EE, 65, 00, 00, 59, C3, 56, 6A, 00, FF, 35, CC, D2, 45, 00, FF, 15, 7C, C0, 44, 00, 85, C0, 75, 16, E8, FD, 11, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.3967

Code size:
300 KB (307,200 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Universal Updater Service

Service name:
UniversalUpdater

Description:
Keeps your computer synchronized with the latest software updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to edge-star-mini-shv-01-mad1.facebook.com  (31.13.83.36:443)

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