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update.exe

The application update.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 26 anti-malware scanners. According to AVG, this software downloads additional adware offers during setup. The file has been seen being downloaded from update.mydatastatssrv.com.
MD5:
494d770a052d8244c24cb77990f02d80

SHA-1:
8ba9026cc77152a244893b64c20c892e11706eee

SHA-256:
d446e176ba2141d0e7ae0799335fdd98f94d5e6b41c88083f4a3d3c04805a721

Scanner detections:
26 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
May modify the web browser's settings including changing the homepage and search provider in addition to delivering ads (by injecting banner and text-links directly in the webpage).

Analysis date:
5/22/2026 4:52:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1559418
1086

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Downloader
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Dropper-gen [Drp]
2014.9-140213

AVG
Downloader.Generic13
2015.0.3564

Baidu Antivirus
HackTool.Win32.Downloader
4.0.3.14213

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1559418
1.0.20.220

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17776

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoad3.31742
9.0.1.044

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKD.1559418
8.14.02.13.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.CrossRider
8.9416

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Tiny.CUF!tr.dldr
2/13/2014

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.1559418
11.2014-13-02_5

G Data
Trojan.GenericKD.1559418
14.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Tiny
t3scan.2.2.29

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Downloader.Win32.Agent
14.0.0.4316

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Downloader
v2014.02.13.07

McAfee
RDN/Generic Downloader.x!jr
5600.7220

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1559418
15.0.0.132

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.FTSLE
11.20140213

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1559418
14.02.13.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
14.02.13.07

Sophos
Troj/Agent-AGAB
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_DLODR.GNUY
7.2.44

Trend Micro
TROJ_DLODR.GNUY
10.465.13

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
26414

File size:
207 KB (211,968 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\update.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/23/2014 10:22:48 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:7AgGi1I70lWsNiDdAtp9zETc/lc+AceLr+jF5zPcUFhnpqP:7AgGi1/kDdAt/CQo+EUFhpqP

Entry address:
0xE67D

Entry point:
E8, 67, 9B, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 7F, 0F, B6, 44, 24, 08, 0F, BA, 25, 68, C0, 42, 00, 01, 73, 0D, 8B, 4C, 24, 0C, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 08, F3, AA, EB, 5D, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 7C, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, D4, A8, 42, 00, 01, 0F, 82, 99, 9C, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA...
 
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Entropy:
5.7601

Code size:
124.5 KB (127,488 bytes)

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

http://update.mydatastatssrv.com/.../update.exe

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