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softwareupdater.exe

The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from opensoftwareupdate.com.
MD5:
6857d781b29e6830edf263de47d49bb4

SHA-1:
4f76c0e058aa7073f91e2cc6bea4a6429b3fc237

SHA-256:
897dfe9b9870b0431937d6b4b152f6a76b1d193b29fa794f5122238a9e72e092

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Inconclusive  (not enough data for an accurate detection)

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:33:44 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Trash.Gen
8.3.1.6

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Trash
t3scan.1.9.5.0

Sophos
Generic PUA AM
4.98

File size:
367.7 KB (376,520 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:35 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Gzf1JVoHlTgfJpvx8cz/rad8S5pRvWwJmUtQm3MV/K3pZO+T68vK5MBHWzuen7I/:4JV0gxNK0pSRvWwJm+QIsi5ZOqtkM4P2

Entry address:
0x323F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 27, 7A, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, E4, 26, 7A, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, DC, 79, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 1E, 7A, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 80, 7A, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8538

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

https://opensoftwareupdate.com/idownloader.php

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