» samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones.exe
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samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones.exe

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones.exe by UpdateStar GmbH has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 17 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions. While running, it connects to the Internet address www.updatestar.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.

File name:

Publisher:

UpdateStar GmbH (signed and verified)

MD5:

68945c853284011f4346a0efca4351ce

SHA-1:

053adeae3ffdaa5af9a7a128fb16588d8d26cd47

SHA-256:

4ae5f06569e6dfbfb68664bdd26aa49a71bb7a24f1dd1baebb77fb63ce55d87c

Scanner detections:

17 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Description:

This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:

12/23/2024 11:22:44 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Agnitum Outpost

PUA.InstallCore

7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus

PUA/InstallCore.Gen7

8.3.1.6

AVG

Adware InstallCore.WS

2015.0.4355

Bkav FE

W32.HfsAdware

1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security

Application.Win32.InstallCore.AX

22473

Dr.Web

Adware.InstallCore.113

9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32

Win32/InstallCore.BY potentially unwanted application

7.0.302.0

F-Prot

W32/A-7eda650b

v6.4.7.1.166

K7 AntiVirus

Unwanted-Program

13.205.16253

Malwarebytes

PUP.Optional.InstallCore.A

v2015.06.16.11

NANO AntiVirus

Riskware.Win32.InstallCore.dfglof

0.30.24.2086

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Installer.UpdateStarGmbH

15.6.16.22

Rising Antivirus

PE:Malware.XPACK-LNR/Heur!1.5594

23.00.65.15614

Sophos

PUA 'Install Core Installer'

5.15

Total Defense

Win32/InstallCore.A!generic

37.1.62.1

Vba32 AntiVirus

Downware.InstallCore

3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus

Threat.5063361

40786

File size:

669.6 KB (685,704 bytes)

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore (using Inno Setup)

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\downloads\firmware galaxy y\samsung-usb-driver-for-mobile-phones.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/1/2013 10:00:00 PM

Valid to:

1/2/2016 9:59:59 PM

Subject:

CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Hauptstraße 20, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10827, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

009ED227324380B40DDE36C8D31A33831F

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 7:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

12288:ASyMJfsGwj1+Eeq4augHYGKN+tGEsf/riZE+zaW4GAAlo:ASyMJfs5j1+XZauYY5N1/fTiratGha

Entry address:

0x98CC

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, CC, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, FA, 97, FF, FF, E8, 01, AA, FF, FF, E8, 2C, CC, FF, FF, E8, 73, CC, FF, FF, E8, 0A, F3, FF, FF, E8, 71, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 76, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 2C, 9F, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, B0, 40, 00, E8, 9B, FE, FF, FF, E8, 26, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, E0, D0, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, D8, BD, 40, 00, E8, AB, 98, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, D8, BD, 40, 00, B2, 01, B8... 
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Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to www.updatestar.com (91.250.81.8:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to ec2-52-10-224-155.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com (52.10.224.155:80)

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a23-67-243-90.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com (23.67.243.90:80)

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