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googleupdate.exe

Shan Feng

The application googleupdate.exe by Shan Feng has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Windows Monitor Modules”.
Publisher:
Shan Feng  (signed and verified)

Version:
49.2.2623.92

MD5:
c93a6c2bd5c6e726979ea29e82340f09

SHA-1:
90a51965818100e1e9c7f2cd07353c3f9a79a309

SHA-256:
065bd4709042f6aa459e7a7e236ec9b639a20fb50639ad83c7aff9c1dd2e3c5b

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 3:55:32 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
Adware.Mutabaha.1118
9.0.1.05190

Norman
Gen:Variant.Adware.Ghoskwa.1
29.02.2016 03:11:57

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Elex.ShanFeng (M)
16.7.8.1

File size:
356.9 KB (365,504 bytes)

Product version:
49.2.2623.92

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\google\update\googleupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Shan Feng

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/4/2016 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/4/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Shan Feng, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Beijing, S=Beijing, C=CN

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

Serial number:
35000007A9C98043CA459BAC1DA3B29C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/18/2016 12:38:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Lu0BXJG0vLg41et9ZZFZ1/lEZlNL96SrB:LueJGR41mFf/lEZTISrB

Entry address:
0x24685

Entry point:
E8, 5F, E8, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 83, 3C, F5, A0, 04, 45, 00, 00, 75, 13, 56, E8, 71, 00, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 11, E8, 1E, 67, 00, 00, 59, FF, 34, F5, A0, 04, 45, 00, FF, 15, 50, 02, 44, 00, 5E, 5D, C3, 56, 57, BE, A0, 04, 45, 00, 8B, FE, 53, 8B, 1F, 85, DB, 74, 17, 83, 7F, 04, 01, 74, 11, 53, FF, 15, 50, 01, 44, 00, 53, E8, E5, CA, FF, FF, 83, 27, 00, 59, 83, C7, 08, 81, FF, C0, 05, 45, 00, 7C, D8, 5B, 83, 3E, 00, 74, 0E, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 75, 08, FF, 36, FF, 15...
 
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Code size:
251.5 KB (257,536 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Windows Monitor Modules

Service name:
WMModules

Description:
To monitor windows protect modules is enable and running. If protect modules is unable, repair it.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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