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softwareupdater.exe

OSU

InstallerTech Corp

The application softwareupdater.exe, “O p e n S o f t w a r e U p d a t e r” by InstallerTech Corp has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from opensoftwaredownload.com.
Publisher:
Installer Technology Co  (signed by InstallerTech Corp)

Product:
OSU

Description:
O p e n S o f t w a r e U p d a t e r

Version:
3.0.0.0

MD5:
bacf5af57ffa31bfa4a5734594dc097b

SHA-1:
12fe259e56e49cb2ef82f50ed8ea56c578dc78e5

SHA-256:
f367b7879f03d371980280f6768c63a4b3b1b52b61be4410860186e977891d09

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Explanation:
Bundles the Conduit Toolbar and/or Conduit Search Protect.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 2:02:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.Conduit.SearchProtect
t3scan.1.8.3.0

nProtect
Backdoor/W32.Qvod.357888
14.11.06.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallerTechCorp.S
14.11.21.23

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.141110

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V1106
7.2.316

File size:
349.5 KB (357,888 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright Installer Technology Co. 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
InstallerTech Corp

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/18/2014 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/19/2015 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=InstallerTech Corp, O=InstallerTech Corp, STREET=407 Lincoln Road, STREET=Suite 502, L=Miami Beach, S=FL, PostalCode=33139, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00A50353866E7DB3C6A8DA105AAE14C4A4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:QQqAs+cU0M57BnIf55i7sbKN2ja89jkP+Ys52r6O6AQgz6dr:hHcU0uIfrFmNp8FkP+Ys52r6OOgz6d

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8412

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file softwareupdater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://opensoftwaredownload.com/download.php

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