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checkupdate.exe

The executable checkupdate.exe has been detected as malware by 8 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. Infected by the Parite virus, a polymorphic file infecting virus that infects all portable EXE and SCR files found on local and shared network drives. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.kingoapp.com.
MD5:
0114ce2b7025183fb661e32918c105ef

SHA-1:
072198bdbe875edd5a5dc69feb7f7b9a30dea85a

SHA-256:
4ace5898cab687bfb9b93f7a00c08a263dc38b1a9174fb41a46a492e0cdf2618

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 12:51:31 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Parite
160518-2

AVG
Win32/Parite
2015.0.4604

Dr.Web
Win32.Parite.2
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Parite
16.07.20

ESET NOD32
Win32/Parite.B virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Parite.B
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Parite
15.0.0.562

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.1756.0

File size:
532.5 KB (545,242 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/13/2016 4:42:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:osqVOXJR9/7yT4jE/KoHPqSOOY9HqK0zKQfEOVZgju5JcUUO3HE1t4VnKeNme:osqVOXn9/7cUEcCKQfFVGju5y13DnEj

Entry address:
0x5D000

Entry point:
90, 90, B8, 2B, 1C, D2, 00, BE, 20, D0, 45, 00, BF, 98, 05, 00, 00, FF, 34, 3E, 31, 04, 24, 8F, 04, 3E, 83, EF, 03, 4F, 90, 90, 75, EF, 90, 90, C3, 61, D3, 00, 2B, 1C, D2, 00, 2B, 1C, 92, 00, B7, 4D, D2, 00, CB, 87, D7, 00, F1, BD, D7, 00, 2B, AC, D0, 00, 2A, 1C, D2, 00, 3B, 6C, 92, 00, 19, 0C, 90, 00, 33, 0C, 90, 00, B3, D5, D3, 00, 1B, 0C, D0, 00, 3D, 0C, D0, 00, 3B, 44, D2, 00, 1B, 0C, D0, 00, 3D, 0C, D0, 00, 2B, 1C, D2, 00, 2B, 1C, D2, 00, 2B, 1C, D2, 00, 2B, 1C, D2, 00, 2B, 1C, D2, 00, 2B, 1C, D2, 00...
 
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Code size:
21 KB (21,504 bytes)

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

http://download.kingoapp.com/.../checkupdate.exe

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