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epson-smart-panel.exe

Gufotig

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application epson-smart-panel.exe, “Gufotig 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 www.cycletowerbest.com.
Publisher:
Mog   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Gufotig

Description:
Gufotig Setup

Version:
4.3.5.6

MD5:
db9acc880303e1b458da1319e6f4113d

SHA-1:
7e6d13d17ba71930acec01393bfc63bca331ad3f

SHA-256:
610eb46b70e074ef3c2808ad969b0c1912f53b4e6712e79926353a248da4ccfa

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 is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 7:32:30 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateSt.Installer (M)
16.5.8.2

File size:
1 MB (1,053,208 bytes)

Product version:
2.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\epson-smart-panel.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/25/2016 11:35:00 AM

Valid to:
3/23/2017 3:24:09 PM

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

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121C7585A2F5B2218EC6B36D472BA6496D8

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:SQkKEY7qm/1wv048SkSagBSufwL1yKma/ABEbqiomQnuubfVYaatG:SXK7qm/is48aagcLkKma/ABELomYuKtO

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file epson-smart-panel.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://www.cycletowerbest.com/c?x=gTvS5Db cjeWv1IqTtDATj I8/BPdwNKuVbjxRrvMe0=&c=chNidi0k7ks7y56ucj1fHWpGYkkqkqBFkzSSsaa Uk4ATyWd1JapC/PGCTzD2Dj6pZA9E/yqgM7dk2/4DgvzwAZ4OJ85rq/FohdcEPaByHqA3T25qdaq/Tmto66TqJmFvtwI3uRjqjamyCSKSRr8kqmXiBIIuCmPQI1ltrACM4JK9fBkJ1n0wk86nkf2ZmVy&downloadAs=epson-smart-panel.exe&fallback_url=http://download.newsoftinc.com/nai/NTC/usweb/.../ESP40000_S010104_AM_TD.exe

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