asus-data-security-manager.exe

Mofefo

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application asus-data-security-manager.exe, “Mofefo 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.toursguardmeta.com.
Publisher:
UpdateStar GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Mofefo

Description:
Mofefo Setup

MD5:
8a7476b30e4297301b5e4824bd6db0ad

SHA-1:
c4ef36218947e05ce2e7daeb7fccd2a38056b906

SHA-256:
64dab6cfd6485a0b781a8a03ecb53ab55cf283dddf513fa662fe79db622bb842

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 an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 7:08:04 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.15.19

File size:
1.2 MB (1,286,056 bytes)

Product version:
3.8

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\asus-data-security-manager.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
12/13/2016 11:43:08 PM

Valid to:
4/6/2018 8:10:42 PM

Subject:
CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G3, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
4BA54A70AEBC69BFA87C05E1

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, FA, B8, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9779

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

The file asus-data-security-manager.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.toursguardmeta.com/CjTtmMM67DEQBKGkK1WPUYNrqEdcgUOSZB1J73sSQuJxTY2DAIZhiRb4ef52dY1uGo9Y_Xss0vLs1muKFHuFT6n _okGgOUd2keoN8250HFii5mFjx7jXe1USmOeF_4IueBkKXhy1ZCJ2SJNpEc_X7anf5US2wr0sw248NGjwrlbbb1idIyAnAJEOP zKfPeZvBz_D0j_4SyoSKapeMfW_GYr4OWRw==-G0gAAGRwXmwDs rSjggJNuDAKZQAsAFvaftA3HiWY1HO1Qmy4zp8vvXKofKhh3MO1boeUFnvIJO4m2VCSSJYEq0RZuDvVg==

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