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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:
2.0.0.1

MD5:
7d430fc0dd22b04864737e86fd700478

SHA-1:
e2c62dfc984f47464416ff186402204babbb11f5

SHA-256:
2c5c744a5349b8adbcd9574504caf9cae19e2bb680392e4e1c9c7cb24c90f27f

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 1:14:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Babylon (M)
16.9.19.7

File size:
141.3 KB (144,664 bytes)

Product version:
2.0.0.1

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 1:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 12:59:59 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:
3/23/2015 4:24:16 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:tPfvoQ2w8ZiBQcd52+7qThboM2H9YPO6Wi:tPInkBQcf2vboZgO+

Entry address:
0x92AD

Entry point:
E8, 1B, 46, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, 83, 66, 04, 00, C7, 06, 50, 74, 41, 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, 50, 74, 41, 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, 50, 74, 41, 00, C6, 46, 08, 00, E8, 12, 00, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, 50, 74, 41, 00, E9, 96, 00, 00, 00, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08...
 
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Code size:
79 KB (80,896 bytes)

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