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toolbarupdate.exe

StartNow Toolbar update (Firefox)

Zugo Ltd

The application toolbarupdate.exe by Zugo has been detected as adware by 13 anti-malware scanners. 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)

Product:
StartNow Toolbar update (Firefox)

Version:
2.5.3

MD5:
e265dd2389058bf99c55d7bcb2fffdb0

SHA-1:
97d7ed8c63a1f52e85b87356663b47038f3e1baf

SHA-256:
fe9921a7c32b25a6c17d2e3ae0b82020e5997f5b017cd3abef38d39397d297af

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 4:15:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AVG
Skodna.Generic_c
2014.0.3619

Bkav FE
W32.Clod5c4.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

Boost by Reason
Optional.Zugo.N
188838

Dr.Web
Adware.Zugo.71
9.0.1.0354

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Zugo
7.9190

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Toolbar_Zugo.D
12/20/2013

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.MulDrop3.cojavl
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Toolbar.Zugo.N
14.8.7.17

Rising Antivirus
NS:AdWare.Script.VBS.StartPage.g!1579249
23.00.65.131218

Trend Micro House Call
ADW_INSTALLEREX
7.2.354

Trend Micro
ADW_INSTALLEREX
10.465.20

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.24.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Zugo Ltd
24550

File size:
1.2 MB (1,255,928 bytes)

Product version:
2.5.3

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\temp\tbu007\toolbarupdate.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugo Ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
1/30/2013 7:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/31/2016 6:59:59 PM

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:
12/7/2011 9:34:40 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:q7pyofNl6RW7sXxm4eKeYO2VuZ7FCwfYxyofEGXvGR8AVMBRIW:NAOzhoKyCwgco8GXG8iMfI

Entry address:
0x4040

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, E8, B3, 52, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, E8, 5F, 4F, 00, 00, 56, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, E8, C2, 52, 00, 00, 53, A3, 50, 5B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 3E, 32, 00, 00, A3, 00, 5C, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 51, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A4, B2, 40, 00, E8, EC, 51, 00, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, A5, B2, 40, 00, C7, 04, 24, 30, 5C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9859  (probably packed)

Code size:
33 KB (33,792 bytes)

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

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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