softwareupdater.exe

OSU

Traffic Space, LLC

The application softwareupdater.exe, “Open Software Updater” by Traffic Space has been detected as adware by 9 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 staysafedownloads.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
InstallerTech Corp  (signed by Traffic Space, LLC)

Product:
OSU

Description:
Open Software Updater

Version:
3.0.0.0

MD5:
d0b7d6542dbd1519d29a64f0aa65cf86

SHA-1:
792f7b2ebee78da003674ecd27e0894ab1cddc8e

SHA-256:
82e5d82c5f4ebd0f87be2d7dc40ccc4dbe165ced82e401f0f6f6923ca5fcc2e0

Scanner detections:
9 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:32:03 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Generic
2016.0.2995

Baidu Antivirus
PUA.Win32.DownWare
4.0.3.1595

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAdware
1.3.0.6979

ESET NOD32
multiple threats
6.3.12010.0

McAfee
Artemis!D0B7D6542DBD
5600.6651

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.11.17

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF[F1]
23.00.65.15903

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallerTech
43436

File size:
384.4 KB (393,592 bytes)

Copyright:
(c) InstallerTech Corp. 2015

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
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
3/16/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
4/15/2016 7:59:59 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:
12/5/2009 5:50:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:mQqSzpk3Qa5gPArDkS5oKaCBEORtFJUETQJz/aT/3YT/6JBGu1P+Ys52r6S:tFfa5drDBLhXbTQJs/w/boP+Ys52r6S

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:
7.8629

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 50 URLs.

https://staysafedownloads.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://installthesoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://speedyfiledownload.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://installopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://installopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://installopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://downloadopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://downloadopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://staysafedownloads.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://staysafedownloads.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://staysafedownloads.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://installopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://staysafedownloads.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://installopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://installopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://staysafedownloads.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://secure.secureopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://secure.secureopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://downloadopensoftware.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

https://appcloudprotected.com/campaign/.../rdr.php

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