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softwareupdater.exe

OSU

InstallerTech Corp

The application softwareupdater.exe, “Open Software Updater” by InstallerTech Corp has been detected as adware by 16 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Installer Technology Co  (signed by InstallerTech Corp)

Product:
OSU

Description:
Open Software Updater

Version:
3.0.0.0

MD5:
f93bb3f5d6e08a5eae583991030127c5

SHA-1:
d356cb946fc6ba7966efc39c5e34edc42cb04edf

SHA-256:
1dff58a732fd645738513ebfb9191c05567dd83530d514313059b56522ee865b

Scanner detections:
16 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 1:07:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
JOKE/ArchSMS.466232
8.3.1.6

avast!
Win32:Adware-gen [Adw]
2014.9-151026

AVG
AdPlugin
2016.0.2944

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.BadJoke
4.0.3.151026

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.10482
9.0.1.0299

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.205.16253

Kaspersky
Hoax.Win32.ArchSMS
14.0.0.1216

McAfee
Artemis!F93BB3F5D6E0
5600.6600

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.10.26.06

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM42.0.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallerTechCorp (M)
15.10.26.18

Rising Antivirus
NS:PUF.SilenceInstaller!1.9DDF
23.00.65.151024

Sophos
Mal/Generic-S
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R00UC0ODB15
7.2.299

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R00UC0ODB15
10.465.26

VIPRE Antivirus
InstallerTech
41202

File size:
455.3 KB (466,232 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright Installer Technology Co. 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
Signed by:
InstallerTech Corp

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
6/18/2014 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
6/19/2015 6:59:59 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 4:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Ws5PK60fL6RFBeFaguvj0yT/N81lSikj8yOrLr1rRtiPSvFMtDnhgHfJ20eG0oDE:TPQ+FBeZuvID1lvI8/r/PsPwzDjENEk

Entry address:
0x323C

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, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8934

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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