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windowsupdate.lnk

The file windowsupdate.lnk has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Windows Update’.
MD5:
2ae88e5c42e296f961688d1e5a37b16c

SHA-1:
a27ee7b238f748b4731056454a93dd81f199faec

SHA-256:
7ea9e14240227d9b0d3f1479f4aaeedf29359a1a01076dee8374ddbcab392285

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:50:40 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Trojan.UpdateLnk.Meta (M)
15.8.30.13

File size:
762 Bytes

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Windows Update

Command:
C:\google\windowsupdate.lnk


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