home

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:
4f899ee3ba8b8a2198ea3c9fbac25487

SHA-1:
c1e9f166b2091ca9a668e9e91d5d9c1bcdd62704

SHA-256:
d2c59601adf12d694957cd5b74ae45fcc50d47745e10fe19f1ba1b60166ecf35

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 11:22:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
17.3.11.3

File size:
268.2 KB (274,655 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:
Visual Tools

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/19/2015 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 7:59:59 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 11:16:14 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

Entry address:
0x10063

Entry point:
E9, 46, 7B, FF, FF, 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...
 
[+]

Entropy:
7.0028

Packer / compiler:
tElock 0.99 - 1.0 private

Code size:
120 KB (122,880 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
ShdUpdate

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 9:17 PM)


Remove shupd.exe - Powered by Reason Core Security
herdProtect is a second line of defense malware removal platform powered by 68 anti-malware engines in the cloud. Since no single anti-malware program is perfect 100% of the time, herdProtect utilizes a 'herd' of multiple engines to guarantee the widest coverage and the earliest possible detection.