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salus_update.exe

tal ltd

The application salus_update.exe by tal ltd 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.
Publisher:
Salus  (signed by tal ltd)

Product:
Salus

Description:
Salus Update

Version:
1.0.5.11

MD5:
e1d10f1a966e77fc84d6a8b190fc6215

SHA-1:
9e7cbc65a60b6bafeaf2c992bd8439d29cf4a55e

SHA-256:
7d502b2bcd7fa7b904e855e9af922a601cc4a19d838d755de1f9cb57d085d5d7

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:
11/30/2024 9:00:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.tal.Installer (M)
16.2.9.4

File size:
3.1 MB (3,211,272 bytes)

Copyright:
Salus © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\salus_update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
tal ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2014 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2015 12:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=tal ltd, O=tal ltd, STREET=22-24 Mayor Parvan Toshev str, L=sofia, S=bulgaria, PostalCode=1000, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
78499DB2D1D10A05A9078A2DD520E0AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 5:01:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:x9YSx7q9s3pvaUnWWefOr48zGkX6IzRsxdMPsRdVlxJGZH9EF8GEQAQl4MazrrjE:Bx7qH5WqQwkzkdPPxoZHOJ5cjOawWjIV

Entry address:
0x323B

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 78, E4, 42, 00, E8, AD, 2D, 00, 00, A3, C4, E3, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 00, 88, 42, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, C0, DB, 42, 00, E8, 57, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 55, E8, 45, 2A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9968

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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