updatechecker.exe

QUICK IDEAS, S.L.

The application updatechecker.exe by QUICK IDEAS, S.L 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 Nullsoft Install System installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.giftvaultnow.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
QUICK IDEAS, S.L.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
f832d30c91a962c8c6fb210dcb8eaffd

SHA-1:
0196f9dd9e0735d03879796e05ee51139d442b3d

SHA-256:
bc6bbfc5addc28c2c9b1956e07d576244d0587ac2249c0e94a14dc3834e9de43

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional software, mostly toolbars and other potentially unwanted applications using the Vittalia monitization installer.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 5:04:07 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Vittalia.QUICKIDEAS.Installer (M)
16.1.27.2

File size:
81.4 KB (83,352 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
11/19/2013 5:50:57 PM

Valid to:
11/19/2014 5:50:57 PM

Subject:
CN="QUICK IDEAS, S.L.", O="QUICK IDEAS, S.L.", L=Madrid, S=Madrid, C=ES

Issuer:
CN=Go Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2, OU=http://certs.godaddy.com/repository/, O="GoDaddy.com, Inc.", L=Scottsdale, S=Arizona, C=US

Serial number:
27D76F50DDF2FF

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/5/2012 7:21:36 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:tl1u4wYQzaWUqRNIk6MbklLsv1Q79wotCJJ4Romu/FkleeKu:tlU4wBzaWRRu38YLsdQGlJJ451lehu

Entry address:
0x4131

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 43, 43, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 44, 43, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 44, 43, 00, 56, A3, F4, 27, 43, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8B, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 50, 28, 43, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, A9, B2, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 44, 43, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, AA, B2, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Code size:
33.5 KB (34,304 bytes)

The file updatechecker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 7 URLs.

http://www.giftvaultnow.com/pgjgCA5xflZf5x35J8GHmAZCiatuLDVdcMUh6Y6u7z7qOGqg3CVazMFuICoMizIUg9 As4iLRToj4aMzwtlkHn9VPBmvbgxRSlEzkG77Uf2LkzG38KiEaIbE4thbVVbcL6vys BrR45z23Y5XsI4svMEaxjmnPU4ZgOsy2w5DYTgvRVd os=-Gz0AAES3eX7q03XGXzEoqBJNECZy4NBCCUAP9s42DuSNp8Hpvr78I33wPTh0TMaJDSnSuCqDrIEREg==

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