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SoftwareUpdater

The application softwareupdater.ui.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to execute each time a user logs in. While running, it connects to the Internet address blob.am5prdstr02a.store.core.windows.net on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Product:
SoftwareUpdater

Description:
Software Updater

Version:
2.4.1.3

MD5:
dd8f8a9a6409ed700cf85a1794507f3c

SHA-1:
bbcf8d6a3eb3087291c541fd946bf98928dcecc7

SHA-256:
a0d14ec5469651d3050c2471ec5b88a03adba694e708b73782b020027cd04a03

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
2/26/2025 12:56:17 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Task.R
188838

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Downloader.Meta
15.4.25.22

File size:
1.2 MB (1,305,088 bytes)

Product version:
2.4.1.3

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012

Original file name:
SoftwareUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\softwareupdater\softwareupdater.ui.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2013 10:24:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:0Rz3sVAzcLuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuudeht/9+AsVAzcLuuuuuuuuuuuud:MsVAAzht/7sVAA

Entry address:
0xB64FE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
721.5 KB (738,816 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Software Updater Ui

Trigger:
Logon (Runs on logon)

Description:
Provides a graphical user interface for software updates.


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to blob.am5prdstr02a.store.core.windows.net  (40.68.232.24:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-3-w.amazonaws.com  (54.231.133.137:80)

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