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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. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Visual Tools  (signed and verified)

Product:
Toolbar Update

Version:
2.0.1.3

MD5:
29b600d25c2180bfc133ad7536c94768

SHA-1:
79af2aaeedd6f9b2154188d5949a8fcfd15533c0

SHA-256:
d2a004802fe2f884a093617b4b9e660e4d477fbb10d9c08fe8260b17828411db

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:
11/27/2024 12:28:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.2.3

File size:
4.5 MB (4,669,208 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\temp\{random}.tmp\shupd.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Tools

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/19/2015 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 1:59:59 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 5:16:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x10063

Entry point:
E8, 8C, 5F, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 06, E8, 19, 42, 00, C6, 46, 08, 00, FF, 30, E8, A8, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, C7, 01, E8, 19, 42, 00, 8B, 00, 89, 41, 04, C6, 41, 08, 00, 8B, C1, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 06, E8, 19, 42, 00, C6, 46, 08, 00, E8, 12, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, E8, 19, 42, 00, E9, 96, 00, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
0.4470

Code size:
120 KB (122,880 bytes)

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