shupd.exe

Toolbar Update

Visual Tools

The application shupd.exe by Visual Tools 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 scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named ShdUpdate triggered daily at a specified time. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider.
Publisher:
Visual Tools  (signed and verified)

Product:
Toolbar Update

Version:
2.0.1.3

MD5:
b222e871532103f2b8c5f9553e0cf49f

SHA-1:
0c6cd6d8e0e0f13493740fa2201d8b6dbc30192b

SHA-256:
f8589ff49557661ac01c82b196452c8c1d663669f6ca6c4d03a8c98c8bcff982

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:
11/23/2024 8:19:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.10.12.18

File size:
191.8 KB (196,376 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.1.3

Copyright:
Copyright © Visual Tools 2014

Original file name:
tupd.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\shdupdate\shupd.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/19/2015 7:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 6:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
408E6A1AC8A6BFBB9F655878B36BA3AE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/3/2015 10:16:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:ucze5mpa+B2ZceNK5Wvq6sWjcdQAi6zGy5626SsC1uwHH1BpYMionQzRj/7mL:ucze56aRcvL6sWjcdfb1RFtiHRj/CL

Entry address:
0x10063

Entropy:
2.5404

Code size:
120 KB (122,880 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ShdUpdate

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 3:55 PM)


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