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update.exe

The application update.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 15 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from dist43.pkgcloud.com.
MD5:
ed322e88c6b54ff499872f9d22181022

SHA-1:
27912ec44db14b838ce39d4121d0bee7d6256a0c

SHA-256:
be63ab37251cf864ed1fb808ddc4a34049763b592fce273680dab622dd9bd04f

Scanner detections:
15 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 5:26:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
JS/Fookgle.G
8.3.2.4

avast!
JS:AddLyrics-Q [Adw]
2014.9-160515

AVG
BHO.AddLyrics
2017.0.2743

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.AddLyrics
4.0.3.16515

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
24021

Dr.Web
Trojan.AVKill.24741
9.0.1.0136

ESET NOD32
Win32/Adware.AddLyrics (variant)
10.12928

IKARUS anti.virus
JS.Fookgle
t3scan.2.0.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Adware
13.212.18540

McAfee
Artemis!ED322E88C6B5
5600.6399

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.AddLyrics.cxmcse
1.0.14.5380

Quick Heal
Adware.Addlyrics.A5
5.16.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
23.00.65.16513

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
46770

File size:
281.5 KB (288,302 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/6/2009 11:41:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:hQqkPcL/4R+6Y1X9bgGyoCkcpGk+pEbeOIL8abO8SHOWGdj4F9Wbea:U0L/4MHHyoC3pGzKevPO8WOWGGF98ea

Entry address:
0x30CB

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, 38, 3F, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 84, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 30, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 80, 36, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file update.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://dist43.pkgcloud.com/Update.exe

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