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wcupdt.exe

Search Core Updater

search core systems

The application wcupdt.exe by search core systems has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program Windows Core Toolbar by Search Core Systems which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Search Core System  (signed by search core systems)

Product:
Search Core Updater

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
b24f747e3a7a1c17971116b56819df18

SHA-1:
874df2e3522afb427a67c64d2d6be5f3c7fd18ee

SHA-256:
3f48055d3b4de5fa2213f4afc5630d88ef35f25e622c01d218e1a631f9fc9ed9

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:57:26 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17137

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.Bonzuna
8.8944

Reason Heuristics
PUP.searchcoresystems.G
14.8.8.3

File size:
516.5 KB (528,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\search core systems\windows core toolbar\wcupdt.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
search core systems

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/13/2012 7:23:55 PM

Valid to:
1/13/2013 7:23:55 PM

Subject:
CN=search core systems, O=search core systems, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112161BFE8B30B66C06A60ADF51015575814

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/22/2012 12:14:27 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:VvZbj2Ps+0yGf69zjaRptt5CN74DiRizIUkcci888888888888W88888888888dB:l9j2k+Vb9zYZe4+4zssB

Entry address:
0x667DC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 5C, 57, 46, 00, E8, BB, 0B, FA, FF, 8B, 1D, F4, 8C, 46, 00, 8B, 03, E8, CE, BF, FF, FF, 8B, 03, B2, 01, E8, 1D, DB, FF, FF, 8B, 03, BA, 4C, 68, 46, 00, E8, 49, BA, FF, FF, 8B, 03, 33, D2, E8, 08, DB, FF, FF, 8B, 03, C6, 40, 57, 00, 8B, 0D, F0, 8A, 46, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, 4C, 4A, 46, 00, E8, AF, BF, FF, FF, 8B, 03, E8, F8, C0, FF, FF, 5B, E8, BA, E2, F9, FF, 00, 00, B0, 04, 02, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 14, 00, 00, 00, 57, 00, 69, 00, 6E, 00, 64, 00, 6F, 00, 77, 00, 73, 00, 20, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4835

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
405 KB (414,720 bytes)

The file wcupdt.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Windows Core Toolbar  by Search Core Systems
Windows Core Toolbar is an adware web browser extension designed to take control of the user's browser in order to redirect web searches and inject advertising. In Internet Explorer the program run as a Browser Helper Object.
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