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u3update.exe

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from api.viglink.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
9bd66b1891526957e69545d1543df561

SHA-1:
1d5191da2323a28935f40c6acde79edeec46106c

SHA-256:
23f7801ee2ad8f30024fb6ee00ce36dce004ea61523080b605991fac4b110c17

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 10:20:31 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
6.4 MB (6,692,056 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\u3update.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/24/2005 6:29:59 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:wbTbvZfK+V6oAjGaz2hnmGATnGmZZc30B9Y5+SY7F//x7hqCvGomj0QJ9/yxIjr+:wbTbxUBic2KnpZZM0EXTdom391J1HC

Entry address:
0x3E90

Entry point:
53, FF, 15, 60, 70, 40, 00, B3, 22, 38, 18, 74, 03, 80, C3, FE, 40, 8A, 08, 33, D2, 3A, CA, 74, 10, 3A, CB, 74, 07, 40, 8A, 08, 3A, CA, 75, F5, 38, 10, 74, 01, 40, 52, 50, 52, 52, FF, 15, 64, 70, 40, 00, 50, E8, 01, FC, FF, FF, 50, FF, 15, 84, 70, 40, 00, 5B, 55, 8B, EC, 51, A1, 9C, 9E, 40, 00, 83, 0D, 08, A5, 40, 00, FF, 56, 33, F6, 39, 35, 44, 9D, 40, 00, 89, 35, 8C, 9E, 40, 00, 89, 35, 68, 9E, 40, 00, A3, 98, 9E, 40, 00, 75, 05, E8, 81, E4, FF, FF, 39, 35, CE, 9E, 40, 00, 76, 66, 0F, B7, 05, C4, 9E, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.9977  (probably packed)

Code size:
24 KB (24,576 bytes)

The file u3update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://api.viglink.com/api/click?format=go&jsonp=vglnk_145572549901415&key=aa2ef8ff0b1467de7b638fbf82917f2b&libId=ikr1arpd01013x3g000DAj80567me&loc=https://techjourney.net/reinstall-or-restore-u3-launchpad-software-into-usb-flash-smart-drive/&v=1&out=http://media.kingston.com/support/downloads/U3update.exe&ref=https://.../&title=Reinstall or Restore U3 LaunchPad Software into USB Flash Smart Drive - Tech Journey&txt=U3update.exe

http://media.kingston.com/support/.../U3update.exe

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