SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe

Spyware Terminator 2015

Crawler Group, LLC

The application SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe, “Spyware Terminator 2015 Update Support” by Crawler Group has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘SpywareTerminatorUpdater’. While running, it connects to the Internet address bb40ed05.virtua.com.br on port 6881.
Publisher:
Crawler Group, LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Spyware Terminator 2015

Description:
Spyware Terminator 2015 Update Support

Version:
3.0.1.111

MD5:
9a1488512ac8e8bd488b835cf66d68d0

SHA-1:
4c1d8eee52abd1952dcae433b8ee18f733b859e7

SHA-256:
2a02241975ff289e10c352691c591f0d6f849a8b15c6bd1476e3b702003a7d66

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 1:35:01 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Crawler (M)
17.3.16.8

File size:
5.3 MB (5,585,672 bytes)

Product version:
3.0.0.0

Copyright:
© Crawler Group, LLC

Original file name:
SpywareTerminatorUpdate.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\spyware terminator\spywareterminatorupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/4/2016 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/20/2017 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="Crawler Group, LLC", O="Crawler Group, LLC", L=Wilmington, S=Delaware, C=US

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

Serial number:
533225A4195C349EB2DE67B04D02A0C4

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/15/2017 11:09:30 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x2C1980

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, B8, 5C, 42, 6B, 00, E8, 10, A5, D4, FF, E8, 77, 25, FF, FF, E8, 82, 5C, D4, FF, 8B, C0, 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++

Code size:
2.8 MB (2,885,632 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
SpywareTerminatorUpdater

Command:
C:\Program Files\spyware terminator\spywareterminatorupdate.exe


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

TCP:
Connects to bb40ed05.virtua.com.br  (187.64.237.5:6881)

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