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primeupdater.exe

LightSetup

Installer Technology Co.

The executable primeupdater.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from installopensoftware.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer Technology Co.  (signed and verified)

Product:
LightSetup

Version:
3.0.2.0

MD5:
17e0df65e83604f1f0e918011293a552

SHA-1:
34e79ac28af93f29359120d1e6df1d92434dc12f

SHA-256:
9b979cfb0c091194894913a7d6e176e0d2d00138e39a96a975f0733088ab3a00

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 10:22:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.1.13.8

File size:
119.8 KB (122,640 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.2.0

Copyright:
Copyright 2016

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\primeupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Installer Technology Co.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
1/5/2017 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/11/2018 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Installer Technology Co., O=Installer Technology Co., L=miami beach, S=Florida, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
028EAD1A1B4B5B91CC8CC45FD612ADD7

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.0644

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file primeupdater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://installopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://installopensoftware.com/startdlnow.php

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