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update_notifier.exe

The application update_notifier.exe 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 file has been seen being downloaded from d1mdi78qyff344.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
1404d84d9ef491e7452b16a1179e1e1a

SHA-1:
8a99e9995b497982578a82503eb574453473f35f

SHA-256:
6eb26f43b1de307d301dbca70a8ec30bb38f4e3f420ff45f3d5f9e71ded2021d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 7:58:23 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VOPackage.Meta (M)
15.11.15.22

File size:
556.5 KB (569,856 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\inetcache\ie\{random}\update_notifier.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/15/2015 4:03:42 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:6/dH1r4HhPKi1+xJb6xOUkD6vdKyFUjdiCZ9uEJQGADv:6/dH1rMKi1+xJbQO3D6lKyidiCZHmF

Entry address:
0xC663

Entry point:
E8, 89, 1C, 01, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 33, C9, 3B, 04, CD, 78, 8F, 48, 00, 74, 13, 41, 83, F9, 2D, 72, F1, 8D, 48, ED, 83, F9, 11, 77, 0E, 6A, 0D, 58, 5D, C3, 8B, 04, CD, 7C, 8F, 48, 00, 5D, C3, 05, 44, FF, FF, FF, 6A, 0E, 59, 3B, C8, 1B, C0, 23, C1, 83, C0, 08, 5D, C3, E8, EA, 1E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, E0, 90, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 08, C3, E8, D7, 1E, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 06, B8, E4, 90, 48, 00, C3, 83, C0, 0C, C3, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, E8, E2, FF, FF, FF, 8B, 4D, 08...
 
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Entropy:
6.1437

Code size:
190.5 KB (195,072 bytes)

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

http://d1mdi78qyff344.cloudfront.net/Update_Notifier.exe

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