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uskahunasetup_x32_ger.exe

UpdateStar Kahuna

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application uskahunasetup_x32_ger.exe, “UpdateStar Kahuna Setup ” by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer.
Publisher:
UpdateStar   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
UpdateStar Kahuna

Description:
UpdateStar Kahuna Setup

Version:
3.0.4051.4238

MD5:
1a0498f5eb12eba60f86d1c1e73e38aa

SHA-1:
937a8c3d9f803586c8f51d5f69a4f3b6e95b1c65

SHA-256:
7d7d0af8147f69e3edceaee620f2292995e891be59242f74ca368ef95538bd44

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

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:
4/19/2024 3:15:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateStar.Installer (M)
15.8.17.21

File size:
5.3 MB (5,609,208 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.4051.4238

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\updatestar\uskahunasetup_x32_ger.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
9/9/2009 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
9/10/2010 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Am Borsigturm 48, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=13507, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
008FBC036C7269194F17005FD05177A3AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:AXsh341Vl5o0gIduTwmKZ8KhOwnNnqLWEHeNzNRHbAi3P6YJsHnV:Jh3mh8IVhqin2+NPbH3z+HnV

Entry address:
0x9A94

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 32, 96, FF, FF, E8, 39, A8, FF, FF, E8, 64, CA, FF, FF, E8, AB, CA, FF, FF, E8, 0E, F3, FF, FF, E8, 75, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 47, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 10, A1, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 02, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 94, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E4, CD, 40, 00, E8, E3, 96, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E4, CD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
36.5 KB (37,376 bytes)

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