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AppsUpdater.exe

Updater Software

The application AppsUpdater.exe has been detected as adware by 3 anti-malware scanners. This file is typically installed with the program SoftwareUpdater by One Installer LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program. While running, it connects to the Internet address ns238574.ovh.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Product:
Updater Software

Version:
1.1.0.2

MD5:
414b0bb1c222cde6309fe1f8798e194c

SHA-1:
82e9e86274db4d5e3cdad7b6890ba88d616e401a

SHA-256:
831d5adffb3f0866c1c25010999d222c0f52261b6a5e4708d7c454d940639629

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:53:45 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.MSIL.Vittalia
4.0.3.131223

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Vittalia (variant)
7.9167

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OneInstall.L
14.3.19.18

File size:
144.5 KB (147,968 bytes)

Product version:
1.1.0.2

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
AppsUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\softwareupdater\appsupdater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/12/2013 2:54:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:jmNFoUSqZ8bTDku04hB17vvX4hB17vv7ntt2biMPwFiQOo14kW4hB17vv:SNmJ2sDX04BD4B3tKiMPwDokW4B

Entry address:
0x22E3E

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
132 KB (135,168 bytes)

The file AppsUpdater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

SoftwareUpdater  by One Installer LLC
SoftwareUpdater is the update program which runs on the PC and checks for updates and automatically downloads and installs them if found based on the user's settings.
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to rack6u14.hispaweb.net  (93.189.33.101:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ns238574.ovh.net  (37.59.20.232:80)

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