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UpdateChecker.exe

FileHippo.com Update Checker

FileHippo.com

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘FileHippo.com’. This is installed with FileHippo App Manager. The file has been seen being downloaded from cache.filehippo.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
FileHippo.com

Product:
FileHippo.com Update Checker

Version:
1.041.0.0

MD5:
7034d09742e4e2639e0d20fa6e46b95f

SHA-1:
2067e0f170bd364a89c5b78f510ff359cee6aed9

SHA-256:
7948a81270f31089244dbebe61948dd4fb3bcbb3ff9bff0fe2e0b9015e767196

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 3:12:37 AM UTC  (today)

File size:
679.5 KB (695,808 bytes)

Product version:
1.041.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © FileHippo.com

Original file name:
UpdateChecker.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\filehippo.com\updatechecker.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2014 11:31:04 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:IlegbREQlLYnh6SLTJPgVzbLqRqewPKBRqSIYk8k+/jFXdhzb:1gbuQlLYnLlYdbL8aeb

Entry address:
0x909AE

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 03, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 28, 00, 00, 80, 0E, 00, 00, 00, 68, 00, 00, 80, 10, 00, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
570.5 KB (584,192 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
FileHippo.com

Command:
"C:\Program Files\filehippo.com\updatechecker.exe" \background


The file UpdateChecker.exe has been discovered within the following program.

FileHippo App Manager  by FileHippo.com
Publisher's description - “The FileHippo App Manager will scan your computer for installed software, check the versions and then send this information to FileHippo.com to see if there are any newer releases. These are then neatly displayed in your browser for you to download.”
filehippo.com/download_update_checker/58783
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The file UpdateChecker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://cache.filehippo.com/UpdateChecker.exe

http://www.filehippo.com/.../UpdateChecker.exe

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