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opensoftwareupdates.exe

O S U

Traffic Space, LLC

The application opensoftwareupdates.exe, “ Open Software Updater” by Traffic Space has been detected as adware 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from urlology.blob.core.windows.net and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Traffic Space, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
O S U

Description:
Open Software Updater

Version:
3.1.0.0

MD5:
99731e7bdf780fff16a40fd987e7c7a5

SHA-1:
f480a84360485aec51e2eb67a2adfe0e8fab982a

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/23/2024 3:26:38 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TrafficSpace.Installer (M)
15.8.24.2

File size:
593.8 KB (608,072 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\opensoftwareupdates.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Traffic Space, LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/16/2015 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Traffic Space, LLC", O="Traffic Space, LLC", L=Woodcliff Lake, S=New Jersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6C4417841FFCEC12D6EFE825A6723A4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 3:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:+LoPRyVIWEJAu535FbcYrDWPdq5ftEFheTsd++1TGmsGN:+LosVIWEJAu95Fx/WlqNtWU3+1T/N

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9277

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file opensoftwareupdates.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

http://urlology.blob.core.windows.net/.../OpenUpdater.exe

http://urlology.blob.core.windows.net/.../OpenSoftwareUpdates.exe

https://softwareupdateproduct.com/pcdl.php

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