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update.exe

Cherished Technology Limited

The application update.exe by Cherished Technology Limited has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Cherished Technology Limited  (signed and verified)

MD5:
e554c393b4ce44046c555e0262876142

SHA-1:
d5300652d89932bfd526644a25974e7ceb3b6d19

SHA-256:
e6b9df6796beea2cd26f96b8b0435e89f45495457d0005ee52342ccb2d6b9496

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:
2/24/2025 9:10:45 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Cherished.WPM
16.2.1.12

File size:
11.6 MB (12,121,200 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\wpm\update\update.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Cherished Technology Limited

Subject:
CN=Cherished Technology Limited, O=Cherished Technology Limited, L=HongKong, S=HongKong, C=HK

Serial number:
11210CA3D3C040F38E7317C765ABB45E0BCB

File PE Metadata
OS bitness:
Win64

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:Mc8Ht8Kp0c/Wud+GDBbiZ2mCisBgunV2N8jIJEawm2o9hafCs6uz8iWQsp4aBnsM:fq8ih+qhiTGmukJEBLAOCbuTAnsfeWuJ

Entry point:
E8, C7, 97, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 14, 56, 85, C0, 74, 3C, 83, 7D, 08, 00, 75, 13, E8, FF, 0C, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, E8, CB, 73, 00, 00, 8B, C6, EB, 25, 83, 7D, 10, 00, 74, E7, 39, 45, 0C, 73, 09, E8, E1, 0C, 00, 00, 6A, 22, EB, E0, 50, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, 96, EB, FF, FF, 83, C4, 0C, 33, C0, 5E, 5D, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 4D, 08, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C9, 75, 66, E8, 7D, 8F, 00, 00, 8B, D0, 89, 56, 08, 8B, 4A, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 4A, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D...
 
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