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update.exe

PayByAds ltd.

The application update.exe by PayByAds ltd has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
PayByAds ltd.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
3cf212256875616bf1d92f97bffdcf03

SHA-1:
069935b3eeb9e47f27c760b5e233ea38c0f73eaf

SHA-256:
fcd1b1cc10c04f1eae9e3d3b1aece8866104f5384c8da55ff20574b2a4846d0f

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:
12/23/2024 7:02:10 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Montiera (M)
17.3.12.4

File size:
1.1 MB (1,177,903 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
PayByAds ltd.

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
7/28/2014 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
7/29/2015 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=PayByAds ltd., O=PayByAds ltd., STREET="Herbert Samuel, 46", L=Tel Aviv, S=Israel, PostalCode=6330303, C=IL

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

Serial number:
00CA9E6FD9AC89FBB9BC192CA9530A98F5

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/3/2014 10:55:24 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x14E88

Entry point:
E9, 34, 3C, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 20, D3, 42, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, 3F, 6B, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.8833

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
131.5 KB (134,656 bytes)

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