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edgeupdater.exe

The Witcher 3

Acunetix Ltd.

The executable edgeupdater.exe has been detected as malware by 4 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
CD Projekt Red  (signed by Acunetix Ltd.)

Product:
The Witcher 3

Version:
3.0.0

MD5:
d7e64789d1291e3a759a73acef151d9d

SHA-1:
1838fddff2c3bfb6a20e31aabab9fdee65844fe1

SHA-256:
e9bf1daf8d04cdf9cbaf27431a84956cc9929ffcb0adf011a18072c618f134a4

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:08:22 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Evo-gen [Susp]
160708-3

Dr.Web
Trojan.PWS.Multi.911
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Injector.PAP trojan
8.0.319.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.1221.0

File size:
600.7 KB (615,144 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 CD Projekt Red

Original file name:
LL_expro_sver_2.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\client\edgeupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Acunetix Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
6/26/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/26/2016 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Acunetix Ltd., OU=Acunetix Development Department, O=Acunetix Ltd., L=Ta' Xbiex, S=Malta, C=MT

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
500BD1BC380359C65E4FB982FD87B14F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/4/2016 10:08:11 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:ykZPtgUPSHRAqBRtvywte74sLEqdtTQAkNgwQ6y9zMF:ZPyUUXFvNtebndtcAkNudQ

Entry address:
0x9379E

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, 04, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 48, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
582 KB (595,968 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Edge Updater

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


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