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 37 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. 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:
17da3579a189e536a1b187f17f4ef19a

SHA-1:
904af355fe9d8c392690957812ce6276d6530df7

SHA-256:
2e8b97ec138b24b35cab1d5b5bb62e5cd99ba417273cb62babefc7fd9843c72d

Scanner detections:
37 / 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:
4/25/2024 12:09:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
357

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
2014.9-160213

AVG
Downloader.Generic13
2017.0.2835

Bitdefender
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
1.0.20.220

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf0c.Trojan
1.3.0.4261

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
17144

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.1492
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
8.16.02.13.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/InstallBrain.AS (variant)
10.10247

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/BrainInst
2/13/2016

F-Prot
W32/A-d5dfbac3
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain
11.2016-13-02_7

G Data
Win32.Application.InstallBrain
16.2.22

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
14.0.0.669

Malwarebytes
Adware.InstallBrain
v2016.02.13.06

McAfee
Artemis!D98BDEE2F693
5600.6491

Microsoft Security Essentials
TrojanDownloader:Win32/Brantall.D
1.10802

MicroWorld eScan
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
17.0.0.132

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.BrainInst.crchst
0.28.2.61519

nProtect
Application.Bundler.InstallBrain.A
14.09.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Brantall.A
16.02.13.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Brantall.A5
2.16.14.00

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Performersoft.WeCodeGood.Bundler (M)
16.2.13.6

Sophos
InstallBrain
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Adware.InstallBrain/Variant
9326

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.NDWdWG
37.0.11116

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00JC0DHC14
7.2.44

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00JC0DHC14
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.BrainInst
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallBrain
22672

Zillya! Antivirus
Downloader.BrainInst.Win32.9
2.0.0.1839

File size:
726.4 KB (743,808 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
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/1/2012 5:20:37 PM

Valid to:
11/1/2015 5:20:37 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:
10/2/2013 11:18:58 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:3698xmJbxCOTvQD3qjmeWdRlay3qB5NWVHEomhL6Fc8TKh6jiEQGah0ocSRsAzZ:yV1TyumealJ3BHEomF6Fc82wiXGy0ocY

Entry address:
0xD43D

Entry point:
E8, 9F, 42, 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, C4, 44, 42, 00, 00, 75, 18, E8, EA, 3A, 00, 00, 6A, 1E, E8, 34, 39, 00, 00, 68, FF, 00, 00, 00, E8, 31, 26, 00, 00, 59, 59, 85, DB, 74, 04, 8B, C3, EB, 03, 33, C0, 40, 50, 6A, 00, FF, 35, C4, 44, 42, 00, FF, 15, 4C, A0, 41, 00, 8B, F8, 85, FF, 75, 26, 6A, 0C, 5E, 39, 05, C8, 44, 42, 00, 74, 0D, 53, E8, 81, 19, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, A9, EB, 07, E8, 53, 19, 00, 00, 89, 30, E8, 4C, 19, 00, 00, 89...
 
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Code size:
98 KB (100,352 bytes)

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):

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