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SGUpdaterSvc.exe

SGUpdaterSvc

Alerts LLC

Part of an adware web browser extension that delivers advertisements such as coupons, price-comparisons, display media, affiliate links, banners, popups/popunders and other links. The application SGUpdaterSvc.exe, “SG Updater Service” by Alerts has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “SGUpdaterSvc”. This file is typically installed with the program SafeGuard by Alerts LLC which is a potentially unwanted software program.

File name:

SGUpdaterSvc.exe

Publisher:

Alerts LLC (signed and verified)

Product:

SGUpdaterSvc

Description:

SG Updater Service

Version:

2.0.0.0

MD5:

853c452d51a947273292df4838397262

SHA-1:

bdf6b252b0dc799d9b5f8a452bba6dc59430b782

SHA-256:

94e8493766138e92505c27201a490f89e500d0d642aeb5e4fa4ca108ff6cb209

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:

12/24/2024 1:15:33 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.Weather.Alerts (M)

15.10.21.17

File size:

16 KB (16,392 bytes)

Product version:

2.0.0.0

Original file name:

SGUpdaterSvc.exe

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\Program Files\safeguard\sgupdatersvc.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

Alerts LLC

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

6/5/2014 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

6/6/2015 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=Alerts LLC, O=Alerts LLC, STREET="101 Colorado St #2309", L=Austin, S=TX, PostalCode=78701, C=US

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00A4FE74573C3AAF1867F4DF866A77B161

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

3/17/2015 8:43:11 PM

OS version:

4.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

11.0

.NET CLR dependent:

Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):

192:AOFSmSaPzqKtUs9eWBMnqfegCjMdBOQ7yMrj6938LWM1u+g2X0ChRl:AORbvys9NaqtCMdBUMC18we0C3l

Entry address:

0x41AE

Entry point:

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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:

8.5 KB (8,704 bytes)

Service

Display name:

SGUpdaterSvc

Service name:

SGUpdater

Type:

Win32OwnProcess

The file SGUpdaterSvc.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

SafeGuard by Alerts LLC

83% remove it

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

TCP (HTTP):

Connects to a2-16-4-201.deploy.akamaitechnologies.com (2.16.4.201:80)

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