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toolbarupdate.exe

Zugo Ltd

The application toolbarupdate.exe by Zugo has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer.
Publisher:
Zugo Ltd  (signed and verified)

MD5:
9825a9516a6c2c133a212e23d45fc648

SHA-1:
96b6660609670c1779852a3e06b5a57537ee8c1f

SHA-256:
50a8292cd165dbbbed0376d9df5459bff3dd84303a17676b58f01afdc4bfadee

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:
12/26/2024 3:40:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo.Installer (M)
16.6.29.19

File size:
333.5 KB (341,504 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tbu001\toolbarupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugo Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/31/2013 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
2/1/2016 1:59:59 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 12:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:je34ProdKaOnJNgKLJVxUCIU9FhA+MRY/jOghfbNn3iI8O5xtpXwEdPyL:VrrdN7LJV2CIUnhA+MW9fbNn3p8l2K

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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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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