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updfsetup.exe

Installer

We Code Good Inc.

This is the Performersoft setup installer. The application updfsetup.exe by We Code Good has been detected as adware by 53 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the InstallBrain installer. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.softologicsa.com. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.ibbalance.com on port 443.
Publisher:
We Code Good Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
Installer

Version:
15.9.28.27

MD5:
2fa7dda9ba7ce10341bcb59913439d3d

SHA-1:
8ed17185733fbe018964c9829f36e4958aaa3140

SHA-256:
f1b1f3647d337868deac916f0ac125366ca9361e68290e7a88694d8670cf964e

Scanner detections:
53 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
May bundle additional potentially unwanted software such as adware during setup.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
4/18/2024 3:07:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
593

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Adware
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.BundleInstaller
2014.08.13

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/InstallBrain.Gen
7.11.166.228

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-150622

AVG
Downloader.Generic13
2016.0.3071

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
1.0.20.865

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf0c.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17144

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1492
9.0.1.0173

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
8.15.06.22.08

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.AS (variant)
9.10247

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BrainInst
6/22/2015

F-Prot
W32/A-d5dfbac3
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
11.2015-22-06_2

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallBrain
15.6.22

IKARUS anti.virus
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.BrainInst
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.173.9950

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:HEUR:AdWare.Win32.BrainInst
14.0.0.1848

Malwarebytes
Adware.InstallBrain
v2015.06.22.08

McAfee
Artemis!D98BDEE2F693
5600.6727

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Brantall.D
1.10802

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
16.0.0.519

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BrainInst.crchst
0.28.2.61519

nProtect
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
14.09.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Brantall.A
15.06.22.08

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Brantall.A5
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft.WeCodeGood.Bundler (M)
15.6.22.8

Sophos
InstallBrain
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallBrain/Variant
9798

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.NDWdWG
37.0.11116

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00JC0DHC14
7.2.173

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00JC0DHC14
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.BrainInst
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallBrain
22672

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.BrainInst.Win32.9
2.0.0.1839

File size:
791.4 KB (810,368 bytes)

Product version:
15.9.28.27

Copyright:
Copyright 2012

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallBrain

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\updfsetup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
We Code Good Inc.

Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/1/2012 3:20:37 PM

Valid to:
11/1/2015 2:20:37 PM

Subject:
CN=We Code Good Inc., O=We Code Good Inc., L=Beaverton, S=OR, C=US

Issuer:
SERIALNUMBER=07969287, CN=Go Daddy Secure Certification Authority, OU=http://certificates.godaddy.com/repository, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
4EEF3A85620395

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2013 12:27:57 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Xv3k+jlmVMnWX6TdDjJP05v/116v3xU0E22baX9Cd5rVce/DbQ69LJsmeYEzO:JiMWqTdD90cxUzfbYmBg69LJsmeFzO

Entry address:
0xFEEC

Entry point:
E8, 3F, 82, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 8B, 5D, 08, 83, FB, E0, 77, 6F, 56, 57, 83, 3D, 4C, 31, 43, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, 8A, 7A, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, D4, 78, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 7C, 72, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, 4C, 31, 43, 00, FF, 15, 48, 50, 42, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, C4, 31, 43, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, AA, 39, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, 4F, 01, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, 48, 01, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.6490

Code size:
143.5 KB (146,944 bytes)

The file updfsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.softologicsa.com/.../$qdQmW5A3ZQVktjQy?exename=UPDFSetup&cid=4143&lang=en

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

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to www.softologic.com  (174.37.181.31:80)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to www.ibbalance.com  (173.192.190.227:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to stats-182385724-1591972470.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com  (54.221.252.69:80)

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