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updates.exe

The executable updates.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Backup’.
MD5:
ecab90a661f9115acebb8d469837a917

SHA-1:
29924fb16e9c20f1d067ee5efd0535c9e6e75f41

SHA-256:
99944df31406c3a1946454c9948017681713049007707c874323deff4e0aaa78

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/21/2025 12:30:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Trojan.Downloader.UP (M)
17.3.3.20

File size:
156 KB (159,744 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/24/2011 4:29:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x24000

Entry point:
F9, E8, 22, 00, 00, 00, FF, 31, EB, 56, 18, 7F, 53, B9, F5, 0F, 00, 00, 8B, DA, 66, 31, 10, 83, E8, FF, 86, D6, 83, E8, FF, 8D, 14, 13, E2, F0, 5B, C3, 5D, C3, 85, C0, 55, 87, 6C, 24, 04, 74, 07, C1, EB, 09, 74, 20, EB, 11, CD, 2E, C1, E0, 1F, 79, 17, 83, C8, FF, CD, 2E, C1, E0, 1F, 78, 0D, 80, 65, 00, 0F, 0F, 31, 50, 59, E8, B0, FF, FF, FF, 52, C1, E9, 1D, 68, 31, D4, 00, 00, 58, 5A, 81, C1, 94, 01, 00, 00, 80, 4D, 00, F0, 89, 6C, 24, 04, F7, D1, 81, 6C, 24, 04, 1A, 28, 02, 00, 03, C8, 79, A9, 66, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
6.7610

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

Name:
Backup

Command:
C:\backup.exe


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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to win15.securedc.com  (64.8.117.67:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to host176.b5.trdns.com  (77.245.148.176:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-28-249-128.eu-central-1.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.28.249.128:80)

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