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hp-solution-center.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 hp-solution-center.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 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Mog   (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:
Gufotig

Description:
Gufotig Setup

Version:
4.3.5.6

MD5:
b6bfbc4823f0da4a78eae029006f066c

SHA-1:
a3d2019ee018d20628aa5a154cfccfcc554f462f

SHA-256:
dc422ebd255bafa1ec6fa53e7ac44718bfe15c818b75335358a447d3b6a7825f

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 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:54:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.UpdateSt.Installer (M)
16.3.20.22

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

Product version:
2.4

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hp-solution-center.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:/QkKEY7qm/1wv048SkSagBSufwL1yKma/ABEbqiomQnuubfVYaatG:/XK7qm/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 hp-solution-center.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://www.cycletowerbest.com/c?x=eGiWkaAKTiFraze2ivnaYUKtxweadkNF4DY Of8kyXA=&c=FizahL/jzdp1Ohm4tPkaeUzGFOjF9RacUwcEhN NG7JvOPuKPgtJa5XGoHZ6GsYH31P39fjSOXEhFtlpOxcTSmZ4EpaG2fXUZyEtGYExhmPBwAMXSXvrBrVgJl365j6W&downloadAs=hp-solution-center.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software11/COL30278/.../eSupport_hpcom_130_011.exe

http://www.cycletowerbest.com/c?x=yrhh2zbjH0nRgMuftZ LY024QbHIHUrwZUTVhWCwqOA=&c=WsfwIoZYN5Cvc3nsX/5DPcnXPxSRiagiQU4Lfr19iDZmqEXbooc9c1O09BYZrOqs3LpPi0l77NdsXyQ3geJLm7ym1vR0la VlYiNJEi772WFxM81Gykv0huf3m1T1 na&downloadAs=hp-solution-center.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software11/COL30278/.../eSupport_hpcom_130_011.exe

http://www.heartrepositoryclear.com/c?x=C8Bvw24wF8dJat4m6g6oPelMyCawlwTkKFalvXuF8D4=&c=8ViIJPaMgf3B1tbDgFtSTcFb6Q4oPMxhNrk/wF2r/DnW63Ck 0yZQJtxRfyyACDQGLI1 jXUfZhuAPE/RoJMxCM1AxL4kAHjk/aLqph9c/GPedaV5FMNXUi8CxXJJzzs&downloadAs=hp-solution-center.exe&fallback_url=http://ftp.hp.com/pub/softlib/software11/COL30278/.../eSupport_hpcom_130_011.exe

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