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asus-lifeframe3.exe

Software

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-lifeframe3.exe, “Software 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 cdn.updatestarfilesnow.com.
Publisher:
Application   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Software

Description:
Software Setup

Version:
5.7.5.5

MD5:
a8b5538067aba4f8d1138ffbaf8a52be

SHA-1:
93bbc551f3d8f45f756ca93772b09bfaa7163ce1

SHA-256:
6709a920163b33ee095f102a1a7cf1c14be79b4ff351fad9e0b7c8a53cff10cf

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
12/23/2024 2:55:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
17.3.2.13

File size:
743.7 KB (761,568 bytes)

Product version:
1.6.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\asus-lifeframe3.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
2/3/2015 7:10:42 PM

Valid to:
2/4/2016 7:10:42 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112124922D3C2654755777EEC500C21F7151

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 5:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Entropy:
7.8433

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file asus-lifeframe3.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://cdn.updatestarfilesnow.com/c?x=0IPqcObyqaydVWdyeeTmPwyDZRSYWZq44DRLX2p3Xic=&c=0ul/a1qckbm2UaXmO6k6Pxfij4jFm/9MOga rv0lYi x/WGX8boIxlhS TKKdZlrsNNjt28kc2Y6jYFX4xjVBQ==&downloadAs=asus-lifeframe3.exe&fallback_url=http://dlcdnet.asus.com/pub/ASUS/nb/Apps/.../LifeFrame3_ASUS_Win7_64_VER317.zip

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