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updates.exe

The executable updates.exe has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Updates’.
MD5:
0544a9c8035873cfb6a7d812b7f82a90

SHA-1:
d9e53f46ba9d9867c9f470ce62958f9d856f5b57

SHA-256:
b22808eb7311bfd087137c55a682f442b71af053d1b266647cf2880255992649

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 12:03:05 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Sality
160209-2

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Trojan.Generic VB.b
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.6222.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.02.2016 07:38:05

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
47188

File size:
456 KB (466,944 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/7/2001 3:17:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:b9k0lrToRYMpAZ2WkqnwEwUteuvxavkZdkB2+Pzi:iDq8pd5UteuQsZkW

Entry address:
0x4A8C4

Entry point:
60, 69, C9, 7E, DD, 47, 3A, 0F, BD, C2, 0F, AF, C6, 1B, C0, FE, CC, 69, CF, 34, AA, 87, 12, C7, C3, F8, 23, 01, 35, 8A, D6, F7, C7, 70, B7, 11, 91, 04, 06, 0D, CC, 5C, 37, A6, 0F, BD, CD, 84, D0, 8B, F1, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 0B, DD, 42, 86, E6, C7, C3, E7, 9C, 29, 99, 11, DF, FE, C8, 0F, BA, FE, 26, 0F, BB, CF, 8D, 3D, 22, 42, CA, 7B, 81, FE, E9, 79, 00, 00, 77, 05, 0F, CF, 47, 0F, CF, 8B, D9, 69, EE, E3, 51, CD, 94, 8B, EF, 89, FD, 0F, CE, 33, C0, 0F, BD, FA, 0F, BF, F5, 8D, 03, 87, ED, 0F, BA, E6, 14, 0F...
 
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Entropy:
4.7782

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

Name:
Updates

Command:
C:\updates.exe


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