softwareupdate.exe

A. Shelem Management Ltd

This adware bundler is distributed through Adknowledge's advertising supported software managers. The application softwareupdate.exe, “Installer Pack ” by A. Shelem Management has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the Adknowledge Fusion installer.
Publisher:
Installer Pack   (signed by A. Shelem Management Ltd)

Product:
Installer Pack

Description:
Installer Pack

Version:
2.4.8.1

MD5:
0b504dfc7a99b11a04d0743ead1db4f8

SHA-1:
0a1c88172eae802cce7d5931027cf4ed09a22be2

SHA-256:
f39bc58195b52e5690471892172db84a5aea668ad080f04b03d319faf34064aa

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
This installer bundles various adware prorgams that may include toolbars and web browser advertising injectors/extensions.

Description:
This 'download manager' is also considered bundleware, a utility designed to download software (possibly legitimate or opensource) and bundle it with a number of optional offers including ad-supported utilities, toolbars, shopping comparison tools and browser extensions.

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 10:22:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Adknowledge (M)
16.10.21.20

File size:
159.9 KB (163,776 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.8.1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Installer Pack

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Adknowledge Fusion

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\softwareupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
4/27/2014 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/8/2015 5:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=A. Shelem Management Ltd, O=A. Shelem Management Ltd, L=Ramat Hasharon, S=Tel Aviv, C=IL

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert Assured ID Code Signing CA-1, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
025FFF215BBB6CF848E5EB60D533E9DD

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/8/2014 6:53:42 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:0Vxcumlur6TjTPY8tdO/9wHRihnWW8LalY4o8ddqKtBWYM4AuZg2Uxc7kIMq:0MvlurEDbO/y6WxKt4YM/ZxCktq

Entry address:
0x6100

Entry point:
E8, 43, 05, 00, 00, E9, 36, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 08, A2, 40, 00, 89, 0D, 04, A2, 40, 00, 89, 15, 00, A2, 40, 00, 89, 1D, FC, A1, 40, 00, 89, 35, F8, A1, 40, 00, 89, 3D, F4, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 20, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 14, A2, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, F0, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, EC, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, E8, A1, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, E4, A1, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 18, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 0C, A2, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 10, A2, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 1C, A2, 40...
 
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Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

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