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updatetask.exe

This is part of various InstallCore adware bundles and is designed to run daily and maintain the current state of the installed product(s) offeres (mostly unwanted adware) by connecting to a remote server for configuration instructions. The application updatetask.exe has been detected as adware by 8 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time.
MD5:
1697e82c5f74509e29b0e87fd42702cb

SHA-1:
0a511ea84db7a2f58ea3c595c7694b360a69465d

SHA-256:
c1d21609a4c39450b174094fcb2249e70dc2e564034a32914a7df69d65354351

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
The update task for the InstallCore download manager.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 3:06:53 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.DealPly
4.0.3.15330

ESET NOD32
Win32/DealPly.AI potentially unwanted (variant)
9.11391

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.DealPly
14.0.0.2265

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM05.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.DealPly.OD8
3.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UpdateProc.Task
15.3.30.22

Sophos
DealPly Updater
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.DealPly/Variant
9965

File size:
459.5 KB (470,528 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\wse_taplika\updateproc\updatetask.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 5:22:17 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:E1Nfl7rpxZauk16uWL8sRKh2oiCrsyq0b7VaA03CJFsz0yISRqn:Mfl7PZafdWZRC2oBq03sA0yJF7SRc

Entry address:
0x65DA0

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 00, 5C, 46, 00, E8, 7C, 11, FA, FF, A1, 1C, 6F, 46, 00, 8B, 00, E8, 78, 60, FE, FF, B9, 74, 91, 46, 00, A1, 1C, 6F, 46, 00, 8B, 00, 8B, 15, 8C, 1D, 44, 00, E8, 79, 60, FE, FF, A1, 74, 91, 46, 00, E8, C7, FD, FF, FF, A1, 1C, 6F, 46, 00, 8B, 00, E8, E3, 60, FE, FF, E8, 12, EA, F9, FF, 8B, C0, 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, 8D, 40, 00, 32, 13, 8B, C0, 02, 00, 8B, C0, 00, 8D, 40, 00, 00, 8D, 40, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.6187

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
403.5 KB (413,184 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Wse_taplika

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 9:58 PM)


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