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toolbarupdate.exe

Zugo Ltd

The application toolbarupdate.exe by Zugo has been detected as adware by 5 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. This file is typically installed with the program StartNow Toolbar by StartNow.com which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Zugo Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
65b30940c6f76b234ff2269b0600660d

SHA-1:
53748a2c72ca0ee0f1138384ff0472f7c1d4ff18

SHA-256:
2161f5273040995d2640e38201150a3abb789277950c9dec182d6ac549c16158

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:11:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Boost by Reason
Optional.Zugo.N
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Zugo.114
9.0.1.07

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo.N
14.8.7.17

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-FraudPack
10861

VIPRE Antivirus
Zugo Ltd
19674

File size:
400.4 KB (409,992 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tbu002\toolbarupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugo Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/31/2013 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2016 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Zugo Ltd, O=Zugo Ltd, STREET=PO Box 36, STREET=1st Floor, STREET=37 Broad St., L=St Helier, S=Jersey, PostalCode=JE4 9NU, C=JE

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
00FA860DF2AC924FC31176C787706F3824

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 6:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:Vr6Cum749naJvCIUnhA+MW9fbNn3p8lAFbNGx+pYwPKY:RR7ma+hA+M2bNn3p8+0+ewPKY

Entry address:
0x30FA

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, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8421

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file toolbarupdate.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

StartNow Toolbar  by StartNow.com
StartNow is a web browser toolbar that changes your homepage and redirects valid searches.
about.startnow.com
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