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winupdate.exe

Setup Factory Runtime

WinTrust

The application winupdate.exe, “Setup Application” by WinTrust has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Setup Factory installer. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named winuptd32 triggered to automatically run when the computer boots.
Publisher:
WinTrust  (signed and verified)

Product:
Setup Factory Runtime

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.0.3.0

MD5:
92b3b0a8449361ea775651b731a7bfd7

SHA-1:
80ec5551d6e47c4d97bd9a0c736fd55a64797b6a

SHA-256:
d7edbbd0b264bef22e837a78f3ce742a8e4b783d342be11fa0e0bfb5bc8bde85

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/30/2024 3:26:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.WinTrust.Installer (M)
16.1.15.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.Blocker.Win32.28339
2.0.0.2291

File size:
1.7 MB (1,783,432 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.3.0

Copyright:
Setup Engine Copyright © 2004-2011 Indigo Rose Corporation

Trademarks:
Setup Factory is a trademark of Indigo Rose Corporation.

Original file name:
suf_launch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\winupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
WinTrust

Authority:
WinCert Certificate Authority

Valid from:
12/20/2014 12:49:52 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2039 11:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=WinTrust

Issuer:
CN=WinCert Certificate Authority

Serial number:
FC55F0371DED829344D776DFBDD7F5EF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/26/2011 8:25:47 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:RDr93N+hB3kgJbwery0SbXqoRLUcd6uIcc2:19QzPbw2PaXqSAcd6uxc2

Entry address:
0x29C1

Entry point:
E8, A6, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, 57, 33, F6, BF, C8, AB, 40, 00, 83, 3C, F5, 54, A0, 40, 00, 01, 75, 1D, 8D, 04, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 89, 38, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, FF, 30, 83, C7, 18, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 46, 83, FE, 24, 7C, D3, 33, C0, 40, 5F, 5E, C3, 83, 24, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, F1, 8B, FF, 53, 8B, 1D, C4, 70, 40, 00, 56, BE, 50, A0, 40, 00, 57, 8B, 3E, 85, FF, 74, 13, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 74, 0D, 57, FF, D3, 57, E8, 18, FD, FF, FF, 83, 26, 00, 59, 83, C6, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.7792  (probably packed)

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
winuptd32

Trigger:
Boot (Runs on boot)

Description:
This task performs your browser update. This is required in order to fix any security issues and get the latest version.


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