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Software Updater

The application setup.exe by Software Updater 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 Unlimited Downloads installer.
Publisher:
Software Updater  (signed and verified)

MD5:
41b48f5044126ff88a95d907e53d3261

SHA-1:
56328401fdd4d166163f68decaaf684fdc11ab36

SHA-256:
dfc67ac5e563839d82db6c5bc79031ad54b65ddd9ac84d89a1c6ec901dce6a31

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 10:10:13 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.UNLIMITED DOWNLOADS.SoftwareUpdater.Bundler (M)
16.1.28.4

File size:
128.6 KB (131,736 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Unlimited Downloads

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Software Updater

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
9/14/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/16/2015 7:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=Software Updater, O=Software Updater, L=Grosse Pointe Farms, S=Michigan, C=US

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0FF7AAEC26DB76CE357CE9B815A9E4BC

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/7/2011 8:34:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:rO9YeNBM5fq3JcUOxoSI7Np7jaSKaGuWVM+7jIMG:yuk4fqSFxjYNpqQhEM+78MG

Entry address:
0x3E3B

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, 2C, 58, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, D0, 54, 00, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3B, 58, 00, 00, 51, A3, 04, 08, 43, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3F, 32, 00, 00, A3, B4, 08, 43, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 52, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 4C, B2, 40, 00, E8, 65, 57, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 4D, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, E4, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.5585

Code size:
34 KB (34,816 bytes)

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