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windows_7_updater.exe

TODO:

File Verified

This is the InstallMetrix bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application windows_7_updater.exe, “Windows_7_Updater” by File Verified has been detected as adware 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 InstallMetrix Software installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from filesrv1.com.
Publisher:
TODO: <Company name>  (signed by File Verified)

Product:
TODO: <Product name>

Description:
Windows_7_Updater

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
24010336f5ea82c6a33ea5b275f29b39

SHA-1:
5af850ec34cb32f3a997dfcdf319d4ef7a43d011

SHA-256:
422e874160d6acc3cac8b26e0ede5fae57bd8ed8f6551fd4efde88000e02d82e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
5/3/2024 12:49:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallMetrix.FileVeri (M)
16.4.11.8

File size:
1.8 MB (1,920,640 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.1

Copyright:
TODO: (c) <Company name>. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
installer.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
InstallMetrix Software

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows_7_updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
File Verified

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
10/9/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/10/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=File Verified, OU=File Verified, O=File Verified, STREET="660 4th Street, Suite 427", L=San Francisco, S=California, PostalCode=94107, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3218B54F8331C296189D5EA9E74030ED

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/1/2014 6:07:52 PM

OS version:
6.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:vX4AJdAHP5jc5VIQJS62pZbYiJBZ6IZUhm6HswzDjri6:f4ALAHBIEQJr2pZTBZ6IZUhm6HBDn

Entry address:
0x120FF0

Entry point:
E8, 36, 83, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 3B, 0D, B0, A1, 59, 00, 75, 02, F3, C3, E9, 42, 06, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 85, F6, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 6D, 8B, 45, 08, 85, C0, 75, 13, E8, EF, 12, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, DC, 89, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 53, 57, 8B, 7D, 10, 85, FF, 74, 14, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 0F, 56, 57, 50, E8, 39, 61, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, EB, 36, FF, 75, 0C, 6A, 00, 50, E8, 07, 18, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 85, FF, 75, 09, E8, AE, 12, 00, 00, 6A, 16, EB, 0C, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 13, E8, A0...
 
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Entropy:
6.5009

Code size:
1.3 MB (1,347,072 bytes)

The file windows_7_updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://filesrv1.com/download_gate.php?cid=1247&file=Windows_7_Updater.exe&subid1=50flo&subid2=winupdate_Windows_7&subid3=li_r6_bingrewards&subid4=winup3&subid5=.bing.c

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