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ffvcheckforupdates.exe

Update Checker

Bitberry Software

The application ffvcheckforupdates.exe by Bitberry Software 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 scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named FreeFileViewerUpdateChecker triggered to execute each time a user logs in. While running, it connects to the Internet address hosted-by.leaseweb.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Bitberry Software  (signed and verified)

Product:
Update Checker

Version:
2013.3.25.0

MD5:
7f2d7e3c4e30e133b97ca6e1a7ad788c

SHA-1:
82358902ad8fa1f6231d0ddf26f677ba759ffd45

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:
11/15/2024 10:23:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Bitberry.BitberrySoftware (M)
15.12.31.6

File size:
1.6 MB (1,642,896 bytes)

Product version:
2013.3.25.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\freefileviewer\ffvcheckforupdates.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Bitberry Software

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/12/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/12/2017 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Bitberry Software, O=Bitberry Software, L=Holbaek, S=n/a, C=DK

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2B45F5EACFCCD01402902F5B86CE6120

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/25/2013 12:24:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:SE1pK+hMtnhdmcpfxFq2gd0dXjb9TbO/Ynu:vpFSScpfxw5Azu

Entry address:
0x1678

Entry point:
EB, 10, 66, 62, 3A, 43, 2B, 2B, 48, 4F, 4F, 4B, 90, E9, 8C, E0, 51, 00, A1, 7F, E0, 51, 00, C1, E0, 02, A3, 83, E0, 51, 00, 52, 6A, 00, E8, C1, B4, 11, 00, 8B, D0, E8, 26, 8F, 0F, 00, 5A, E8, 48, 8E, 0F, 00, E8, 5B, 8F, 0F, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 30, A0, 0F, 00, 59, 68, 28, E0, 51, 00, 6A, 00, E8, 9B, B4, 11, 00, A3, 87, E0, 51, 00, 6A, 00, E9, 17, 2C, 10, 00, E9, 62, A0, 0F, 00, 33, C0, A0, 71, E0, 51, 00, C3, A1, 87, E0, 51, 00, C3, 60, BB, 00, 50, B0, BC, 53, 68, AD, 0B, 00, 00, C3, B9, E4, 00, 00, 00, 0B, C9...
 
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Entropy:
6.7061

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,167,360 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
FreeFileViewerUpdateChecker

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\FreeFileViewerUpdateChecker.job

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to hosted-by.leaseweb.com  (162.210.196.7:80)

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