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CheckUpdates.exe

CheckUpdates

Data Protection Solutions

This is part of an adware program designed to inject advertising in the web browser (banners, text-links) as well as modify the normal behavior of the browser as well as modify the computer’s system settings that control applications to run on startup. Part of the Injekt brand of unwanted programs. The application CheckUpdates.exe by Data Protection Solutions has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Data Protection Solutions  (signed and verified)

Product:
CheckUpdates

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
67556c8d87f53794641b575d4940b90f

SHA-1:
f4612e4ed6ff27eef6ca88f0c532b3ed1e63dc2e

SHA-256:
0b7d2468978c0ed28d1e9d84f390f4e2fb23c951e7979092d1a150d2982e3024

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Injects display ads (banner ads), in-text ads, interstitial ads, or other types of ads in the web browser as well as alters the browsers settings (home page, search, DNS, and security protocols).

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 7:26:54 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Injekt.DataProt (M)
16.5.24.19

File size:
30.4 KB (31,120 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2010 -2011

Original file name:
CheckUpdates.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\dps\ezbackup 5.0\checkupdates.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Data Protection Solutions

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/13/2011 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/2/2012 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Data Protection Solutions, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=Data Protection Solutions, L=Hollywood, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
44EB7C831EAB6F108628776BD16D247B

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/27/2011 12:10:18 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:SRY/gyxAcN0Wp7dXN2s+dFl5W8ENbppaRYBLxXfXK:S0HAoZ7dX4s+dFl5VENbppaq1K

Entry address:
0x641E

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:
6.0112

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

Code size:
17.5 KB (17,920 bytes)

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