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Safe Update Technolog (Safe Update Technology)

The application setup.exe by Safe Update Technolog (Safe Update Technology) 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from boostupwithapps.com.
Publisher:
Safe Update Technolog (Safe Update Technology)  (signed and verified)

MD5:
af51918dd4dd3e3b0e31b22d9c4195f1

SHA-1:
833fae8da0985f8eb8a7fa2359c479cf98453582

SHA-256:
64842528ca10428eef6b211f319f6eb539e6a4ce37fcda920096b052eaf16dff

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:
11/14/2024 9:33:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.AdGazelle.SafeUpda.Installer (M)
16.6.18.15

File size:
620.7 KB (635,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Safe Update Technolog (Safe Update Technology)

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/29/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/30/2015 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Safe Update Technolog (Safe Update Technology), OU=Tech, O=Safe Update Technolog (Safe Update Technology), STREET=11835 Carmel Mountain Road, STREET="Suite #1304-371", L=San Diego, S=CA, PostalCode=92128, C=US

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

Serial number:
00D98D32FE7E07DF7EC2E75B6AC20308A5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/26/2014 2:58:31 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:x/birnlsRDpWxbWtX5IASM6kUFT0U/hWEHoYFNFaRtwzPU7nq:xzirnmdpwbKX5pS4mT0x8NFi6rUjq

Entry address:
0x35B7

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, E0, 84, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, B4, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, F8, 05, 47, 00, E8, 62, 27, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, 00, 05, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 24, 86, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 0C, 86, 40, 00, 68, 00, 85, 46, 00, E8, 32, 26, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, 00, 10, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 20, 26, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://boostupwithapps.com/track/install?creative_id=v3&q=DownloadFileSetup&adprovider=wsl1&source=TN&cpixel=http://PartnerPixel-702897885.us-east-1.elb.amazonaws.com/Installer/Conversion?adProvider=wsl&source=TN&context=p191.nw.1.new.07097fba3ba2022.164&dlink=http://yourinstaller.com/o/.../Setup.exe

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