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NuBrand Software

The application update.exe, “SpeedMaxPc Installer” by NuBrand Software has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from updates.nubrandsoftware.com.
Publisher:
SpeedMaxPc  (signed by NuBrand Software)

Description:
SpeedMaxPc Installer

Version:
3.2.20.0

MD5:
bc2eb6d84fecee1c084b108db1214e20

SHA-1:
3fd3b9b8c35dfcd6775b4b658aab7e35b840a7f7

SHA-256:
31003164f4fe9d1b6106a899fc37ba8bb57f2110d3fa9a48f40d2d37cd280934

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 5:23:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.SpeedMaxPC.NuBrandS.Installer.Meta (L)
16.3.26.6

File size:
9.7 MB (10,162,176 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2016 SpeedMaxPc

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
NuBrand Software

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
7/20/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
7/19/2016 8:00:00 AM

Subject:
CN=NuBrand Software, O=NuBrand Software, L=Victoria, S=British Columbia, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0AB1B1E595E63FA3AAB99A08F58DDDD1

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 2:19:59 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:DirdfamKvwzvqmWpLxTaMR7FCLstZUTHUmBPJaecUCohP4HKdRoWKV:e8wLP8087FC2mRna39ohgHKzoWc

Entry address:
0x39E3

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, D8, 91, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 37, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 1C, 93, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 04, 93, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 19, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 07, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9988

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
28 KB (28,672 bytes)

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

http://updates.nubrandsoftware.com/25/en/.../Update.exe

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