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updating.exe

The application updating.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 13 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named TaxiHub triggered daily at a specified time.
MD5:
74901c4ea7055b2f8758f80fa8ce10ec

SHA-1:
8ba3aa9ef73155ccaffdfc2efbcb9cb8b05571b3

SHA-256:
4aaf78f441506ed6ebcd9592e128d4a02916d61ff6e2213e958515d7e464e402

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
6/2/2024 6:06:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.38
5719620

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/MultiPlug.Gen7
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Trojan.Adware.MPlug.38
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:FakeDownload-G [PUP]
150602-1

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.38
1.0.20.920

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.38
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.MultiPlug.MX (variant)
9.11883

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug
5.14.151

G Data
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.38
15.7.25

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.MultiPlug
v2015.07.03.10

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.38
16.0.0.552

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.MPlug.38
02.06.2015 14:23:46

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Heur.Malware-Cryptor.Multiplug
3.12.26.4

File size:
321 KB (328,704 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\updating.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/11/2013 4:09:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:rz65OV4bYRP4v6jxBGYdmTSn5g67JBcmml4aie:rG5C4UxSuGq+UgeJSBie

Entry address:
0x6B9B

Entry point:
E8, 52, 11, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 10, F1, 42, 00, E8, 5F, 16, 00, 00, E8, 1F, 13, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E5, 10, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, C6, 0A, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7500

Code size:
47.5 KB (48,640 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
TaxiHub

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 17:43)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-69-32-99.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.69.32.99:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-213-23-40.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.213.23.40:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-149-75-132.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.149.75.132:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-148-216-39.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.148.216.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-27-128-62.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.27.128.62:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-27-128-56.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.27.128.56:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-52-25-206-149.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (52.25.206.149:80)

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