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AutoUpdate

SoftNinjas

This is part of the Conduit platform, a browser extension desigend to manage and control the web browser's search provider functionality. The application au.exe by SoftNinjas has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Conduit  (signed by SoftNinjas)

Product:
AutoUpdate

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
5ca9805813f1ba981509b19a8f64a793

SHA-1:
b6ddb993a854f952697005408ef34a4b0b5ba469

SHA-256:
ae3c436fd689bdc24f3e04cd6ab32edfd28a5719ee59d23a1f8f3ca49e3b2574

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Part of the Conduit/ClientConnect toolbar/extension distribution.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 4:41:57 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Conduit
15.4.23.20

File size:
31.5 KB (32,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Conduit 2014

Original file name:
AutoUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\whatsapptime\au.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
SoftNinjas

Authority:
SoftNinjas

Valid from:
2/1/2015 11:45:43 PM

Valid to:
3/3/2015 11:45:43 PM

Subject:
CN=WhatsappTime, O=SoftNinjas, S=05, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=WhatsappTime, O=SoftNinjas, S=05, C=CA

Serial number:
00FE91C840E181DA82

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/13/2015 2:02:20 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:xmwAMke4gQ4p7Np02cd/8MbBjxaJH6RWdSvc:MNCNIE4oJHAWdS0

Entry address:
0x833E

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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Entropy:
5.7103

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
25 KB (25,600 bytes)

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