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setup.exe

OSU

Hudson Exchange Group, LLC

The application setup.exe, “Open Software Updater” by Hudson Exchange Group has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 3 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.vlcplayerdownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Installer Technology Co  (signed by Hudson Exchange Group, LLC)

Product:
OSU

Description:
Open Software Updater

Version:
3.0.0.0

MD5:
26704e626b1186b03a7d8fa0127165cb

SHA-1:
ceb6abcba04d8b21aa88f340277e10d1325c1cc7

SHA-256:
16e9c69957d3ecb6f00dd78ea970b36d9fc0b16a3dc5f0cc11e34ad1dec09a91

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 4:12:39 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Installer.HudsonExchangeGroup
15.5.3.0

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.15325

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0326
7.2.86

File size:
454.8 KB (465,728 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright Installer Technology Co. 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Hudson Exchange Group, LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
2/10/2015 4:00:00 PM

Valid to:
10/31/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Hudson Exchange Group, LLC", O="Hudson Exchange Group, LLC", L=Woodcliff Lake, S=New Jersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
5B78F4208F4D587B6FA9A6AF8EC8FD12

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Hgwzn9pqlsW/gP4yxno+PesG+Fmdj9AP:Hgwz+/IpyCS

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8920

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 12 URLs.

http://www.vlcplayerdownload.com/download/.../setup.exe

http://735322.gosecureinstall.com/o/.../Setup.exe

http://ttb.dslprogramfast.com/download/request/.../pf51jgCo?PubID=79_3811_3027&ClickID=8094841875

http://www.downloadju.com/direct/.../setup.exe

http://www.lpmxp1001.com/.../Setup.exe

http://files.getsoftfree.com/get/click/.../?uid=1782--1681--1398207001.8273&sid=FX_1681&filename=Setup

http://vtgtrk.com/?a=1320&c=2876&s5=gameitnow/dl/garrysmod&consent2=4E42A4CB-B3B0-45A1-8ECA-39878BE09F2B&hash=vm-5S5X3c1HPdNYq1NilBJX0h8WfHUGAP0P06BsifwEvgfD2s4F5qNpdF3S0ZLvIxmgG3d867_P224ZMeJ9ebl7OPdP_cIyImfqXfpWqO03GikAS_xuaMOKZqPPGc7F9R5duvYccOcGCSX5eTx028_yMppnjUhr5IWiKY0k1yqeRdJTxKMRj72Bx3WAEucVwSkaSBnNekfa3f3rzOE2E-vIrPVKCMQ_aeOsKyiZyOydIDoOlXDKw597mZIQf2aiLlWquxiQ4unLIXj-gxP_con-DIakJls9Q5NNK-NCVoAzQqAjKc4jKmiVtHIs9ZN-BtzcCS5FRw7mq7Z9Ss-JmvA,,&ignts=142706376722131174&ref=http://www.gameitnow.org/dl/.../

http://www.flashplayerdown.com/installer.php?cch=hk&dc=31

http://secure.oinstaller.com/o/.../Setup.exe

https://urlology.blob.core.windows.net/.../Setup.exe

https://opensoftwaredownload.com/startdle.php

http://initiatedownload.com/track/install?adprovider=dayz_fwint&source=fwint_dayz_7zip-us-display-728x90-default&dlink=http://secure.distapp11.com/o/.../setup.exe

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