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toolbarupdaterservice.exe

Zugo Ltd

The application toolbarupdaterservice.exe by Zugo has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Updater Service for StartNow Toolbar”. 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:
70eb41a4417ba0aa36ae12bf2b4d98f6

SHA-1:
b1bcea727c2792bbf1dc0be824b5326aa2fcf5aa

SHA-256:
62c4aa714d27f9306338266ad757d701a2d07d68210d2db9754bb6589acc17f9

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 3:47:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Zugo (M)
16.11.7.0

File size:
239.2 KB (244,960 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\startnow toolbar\toolbarupdaterservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Zugo Ltd

Authority:
The USERTRUST Network

Valid from:
1/28/2011 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
1/28/2013 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=UTN-USERFirst-Object, OU=http://www.usertrust.com, O=The USERTRUST Network, L=Salt Lake City, S=UT, C=US

Serial number:
46241CDE5C7B500B51C5F1328228F2A9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/11/2011 6:45:42 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:oCvDqCR2tJP8iHS+wCkAFAGHWZLf7iHyiUkveZjy4uj55Rv+EWp+2p8:oURehFRHWZLkpU1ZjKRZWp58

Entry address:
0x139D1

Entry point:
E8, F8, 5C, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 0A, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, E8, 72, 5F, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, DF, FF, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 6A, 00, FF, 75, 08, FF, 15, 2C, 42, 42, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, FF, 15, 78, 41, 42, 00, EB, 02, 33, C0, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 50, E8, 46, 11, 00, 00, 59, 83, C8, FF, 5D, C3, 33, C0, 5D, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 53, 56, 8B, 75, 08, 57, 33, FF, 83, CB, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 1C, E8, FD, 10, 00, 00, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, C7, 00, 16, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.2129

Code size:
139 KB (142,336 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Updater Service for StartNow Toolbar

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


The file toolbarupdaterservice.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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