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PhraseProfessorAutoUpdateClient.exe

PP AutoUpdate Client

Phrase Professor

The application PhraseProfessorAutoUpdateClient.exe by Phrase Professor has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 4 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in.
Publisher:
PhraseProfessor  (signed by Phrase Professor)

Product:
PP AutoUpdate Client

Version:
1.10.0.22

MD5:
57cf0eac17677767c773610729e0326c

SHA-1:
1f112bce3807a9ebf96425a5ab33ed24aeb46dc7

SHA-256:
167e7e0b4b07caab1adbe99a805c6df934b7fbf1e7bfe2348297783227f77adb

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 5:00:19 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.3014

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.PhraseProfessor.A
v2015.08.18.02

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM03.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.PhraseProfessor (M)
15.10.8.15

File size:
65.1 KB (66,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.10.0.22

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2015

Original file name:
PhraseProfessorAutoUpdateClient.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\phraseprofessor_1.10.0.22\update\phraseprofessorautoupdateclient.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Phrase Professor

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
6/23/2015 12:12:16 AM

Valid to:
6/23/2017 12:12:16 AM

Subject:
E=support@phraseprofessor.com, CN=Phrase Professor, O=Phrase Professor, L=San Diego, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
11212ECCBE8A08CD220DFDB8DF22D0081744

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/14/2015 8:51:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:kQFXydUiuOaFjG5PU4ev51gaUCWnXGZf22x7vfd3UYy0XkKDmtPD/jPo0CUhEPpc:v1m8GI5YuPx7FUYB0OmtjbNqpMeT0H

Entry address:
0x100DE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
56.5 KB (57,856 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
PhraseProfessor Auto Updater 1.10.0.22 Core

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
PhraseProfessor Auto Updater 1.10.0.22 Core


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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-244-222-64.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.244.222.64:443)

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to ec2-54-214-35-198.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.214.35.198:443)

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