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extensionupdaterservice.exe

Bit Cocktail Ltd.

The application extensionupdaterservice.exe by Bit Cocktail has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Web Assistant Updater”.
Publisher:
Bit Cocktail Ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e6a6b6c684e5833fa63b3e9f2e7a30a5

SHA-1:
96f4ab0fb5b375c2451b7791b21b4d76c201b52b

SHA-256:
721827101bf5d7a85a1ab5268016d82a428860effbb30c10d7723e3b1020a1d2

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.

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 6:49:35 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.BitCocktail (M)
16.8.3.18

File size:
184.3 KB (188,760 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\web assistant\extensionupdaterservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bit Cocktail Ltd.

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
11/11/2012 3:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/16/2014 2:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bit Cocktail Ltd., O=Bit Cocktail Ltd., L=Herzeliya, S=Herzeliya, C=IL

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

Serial number:
2FF74ED2AFEBAFD72E0750E98DC63C1C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/30/2013 5:35:14 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:afH/KgjqnJsZFrMSPkI6tS+gL8eLKTw6+b1Y6ev5YbpzR:afCgjEbI6tSRL8e2Tw/YFibpF

Entry address:
0xAD21

Entry point:
E8, 3A, 57, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 20, 12, 42, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, F1, 57, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, EA, 01, 75, F6, 8B, 44...
 
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Entropy:
6.1371

Code size:
98 KB (100,352 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Web Assistant Updater

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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