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google-hindi-input.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 google-hindi-input.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.softwareflashbinaries.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Mog   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Gufotig

Description:
Gufotig Setup

Version:
4.3.5.6

MD5:
1b62860c64d9e91daf01d7d7519d72a0

SHA-1:
af1a2df3ee72f3dc2128ebfeb5c85eb08b287620

SHA-256:
5c036a01ce7ab0e38ae8b64a45db51c9921dcfaa953027c5af3a76415aaf9628

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:
12/27/2024 11:55:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateSt.Installer (M)
16.3.17.10

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\google-hindi-input.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/25/2016 4:05:00 PM

Valid to:
3/23/2017 7:54:09 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 3:52:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:dQkKEY7qm/1wv048SkSagBSufwL1yKma/ABEbqiomQnuubfVYaatG:dXK7qm/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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Entropy:
7.9052

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

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file google-hindi-input.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.softwareflashbinaries.com/c?x=fNbpPNtaEZqB9Yaeth7Sr1vVqpDCxxn0Jk8j5Dh6bVE=&c=x 3Lksxd9Ue2vRgi1YTNlEkH3TZndLmyFeuilhSMeMrdjvSTk M2KxH56Jz7ZZ433BJctJo2L0Kp eFcTXbHExTYjmusutUslJBIR9G6Ojg952OjCtR/KsmV/7FMyCju&downloadAs=google-hindi-input.exe&fallback_url=https://dl.google.com/tag/s/appguid={7253893D-73F0-4374-BBC8-B664825DC1FD}&iid={A1318BF9-1A94-B1E4-A7A4-10A7A8342294}/.../InputToolsSetup.exe

http://www.softwareflashbinaries.com/c?x=w 9s6UdFupMMa8 EPtI9u6KRoCc8MYOmAd8Xb4/cLxM=&c=l7pDIiGK1zD4zD vcPJPX5H/9nqrLgtMNss9MFeHvKiNqz4GNlXhimj9GqzGAjLwXmsjgGrrxx59 4KsHvL0/sehx5/QdzIyyjtv8DqDM1coMkVCQb8xT7FbL93Xt/4D&downloadAs=google-hindi-input.exe&fallback_url=https://dl.google.com/tag/s/appguid={7253893D-73F0-4374-BBC8-B664825DC1FD}&iid={A1318BF9-1A94-B1E4-A7A4-10A7A8342294}/.../InputToolsSetup.exe

http://www.softwareflashbinaries.com/c?x=sC5MlL7cBy4hxwQCMQghKG0eaNBdWevAIFvFUiPVO Q=&c=5D6SVLt9ZgXriPa 3Anz6g8xdqpk9SKnBMjMrDirYwTOVCpePbUpV15HjeCS18KVrbFl1NkaI7 MfBNQ7gGyK8cyz1ueW9ehv8CtD8UHNFCVhqM9Y5o14UIs977 eJ3b&downloadAs=google-hindi-input.exe&fallback_url=https://dl.google.com/tag/s/appguid={7253893D-73F0-4374-BBC8-B664825DC1FD}&iid={A1318BF9-1A94-B1E4-A7A4-10A7A8342294}/.../InputToolsSetup.exe

http://www.softwareflashbinaries.com/c?x=cAybk8rKL8ZJxl6vLbBIBhQL5Fev23d7bIPtgyC6YTM=&c=g 1f5QZXkZjcLNCRfQC oedwW5I1Qb64OXRAmWi M5/3GEyBXz7qzMc48FTIGToeOpegR0wAGwsAJ8nNit6tbVOSwViyBhAQNfx7miaH8KOWBudX4uKmF8PYtbQ1PiSo&downloadAs=google-hindi-input.exe&fallback_url=https://dl.google.com/tag/s/appguid={7253893D-73F0-4374-BBC8-B664825DC1FD}&iid={A1318BF9-1A94-B1E4-A7A4-10A7A8342294}/.../InputToolsSetup.exe

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