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update.exe

CHummer

New IT Limited

This is a bundle installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application update.exe, “Description is empty” by New IT Limited has been detected as adware 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 New IT Desktop Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from 4s.files-get.net.
Publisher:
Elit -e - Company  (signed by New IT Limited)

Product:
CHummer

Description:
Description is empty

Version:
3, 5, 13, 0

MD5:
c608a6862ab42dff00b7a245dc70840f

SHA-1:
b22427282876d96e4325e73b541ca797ac2d22a5

SHA-256:
2047c573aaceb531fa62832109843863a1adae88f91152c19fdc8627f64206cd

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.

Description:
This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 3:27:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.New IT Limited.NewIT.Bundler (M)
16.7.11.20

File size:
41.7 KB (42,688 bytes)

Product version:
3, 5, 13, 0

Copyright:
2014

Trademarks:
No

Original file name:
DHelper

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
New IT Desktop Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
New IT Limited

Authority:
Starfield Technologies, Inc.

Valid from:
5/14/2014 9:00:04 AM

Valid to:
12/30/2016 4:33:53 AM

Subject:
CN=New IT Limited, O=New IT Limited, L=Nicosia, S=Nicosia, C=CY

Issuer:
CN=Starfield Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.starfieldtech.com/repository/, O="Starfield Technologies, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
049768F7F19C91

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/5/2014 12:53:24 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:jOwfivq/RsoZNUYbmSChHUborYp9vZ12CTCcatBAg7m:D3mhhfYp9x12CTCca/Agi

Entry address:
0x3210

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, E4, F8, 83, EC, 0C, 53, 56, 57, 8D, 44, 24, 10, 50, C7, 44, 24, 14, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 18, 20, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 40, 40, 00, 68, 28, 0A, 00, 00, 68, A0, 1F, B9, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 94, 40, 40, 00, 6A, 00, 68, 80, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 03, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 68, 00, 00, 00, 80, 68, A0, 1F, B9, 00, FF, 15, 8C, 40, 40, 00, 8B, F8, 83, FF, FF, 0F, 84, 30, 01, 00, 00, E8, BA, E3, FF, FF, 57, 8B, 3D, 90, 40, 40, 00, 8A, D8, FF, D7, 84, DB, 0F, 84, 18, 01, 00, 00, 66, 83, 3D, C8, A0, 40, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
9 KB (9,216 bytes)

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

https://4s.files-get.net/.../update.exe

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