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softwareupdater.exe

O.S.U.

Traffic Space, LLC

The application softwareupdater.exe by Traffic Space 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 NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from an Internet Explorer cache folder. The file has been seen being downloaded from windowssoftwaresite.com.
Publisher:
Traffic Space, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
O.S.U.

Version:
3.1.0.0

MD5:
2e1feb61967e47946a58731731ae20fb

SHA-1:
68e54e85d399db26a2915ff381fa1057f9e8e806

SHA-256:
d99e731cfe0a2ef1c8cc049598b75afad23c1773ab5ed617f2c0294ad4a68952

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:
12/25/2024 1:34:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.TrafficSpace.Installer (M)
16.2.24.19

File size:
234.9 KB (240,584 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\softwareupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Traffic Space, LLC

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/16/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Traffic Space, LLC", O="Traffic Space, LLC", L=Woodcliff Lake, S=New Jersey, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 SHA256 Code Signing CA, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6C4417841FFCEC12D6EFE825A6723A4E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/26/2015 9:38:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jBnTSKeDIn8ChtopgjfjsTGGfUbm3isfGJfs:N9ekndBjuAmlfGBs

Entry address:
0x324F

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 33, DB, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 1C, C7, 44, 24, 14, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 18, 20, FF, 15, B8, 70, 40, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 66, 3D, 06, 00, 74, 11, 53, E8, FC, 2D, 00, 00, 3B, C3, 74, 07, 68, 00, 0C, 00, 00, FF, D0, 68, E0, 91, 40, 00, E8, 7D, 2D, 00, 00, 68, D8, 91, 40, 00, E8, 73, 2D, 00, 00, 68, CC, 91, 40, 00, E8, 69, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0D, E8, CC, 2D, 00, 00, 6A, 0B, E8, C5, 2D, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.7091

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

https://windowssoftwaresite.com/startdlnow.php

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