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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:
2.0.1.0

MD5:
6e8c725d1f990f550b02656e2198c9c9

SHA-1:
acf8f56ce1eaad7a8410d2759218cc788e581ec6

SHA-256:
b8794734aa9bb44296cc6f1dde9c19965bdf9d99f7ce00e3dbfc59dc73ff5c56

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 1:01:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.2.2.3

File size:
3.4 MB (3,565,848 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.1.0

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:
8/13/2015 7:13:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0xE9BC

Entry point:
E8, 0F, 73, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 06, F8, 26, 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, F8, 26, 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, F8, 26, 42, 00, C6, 46, 08, 00, E8, 12, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, F8, 26, 42, 00, E9, 96, 00, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
0.6106

Code size:
121 KB (123,904 bytes)

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