updatechecker.exe

Application Installer

MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.

The application updatechecker.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” by MICROMAX STUDIO, 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 Inno Setup installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.sendcurrentapp.com and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Application Generic   (signed by MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.)

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

Version:
4.0.4.1

MD5:
7ae50688bd415e0e06b62fcaaceaddb6

SHA-1:
50daa84a7a92167274d55fa6cd78265191b5d279

SHA-256:
17b4aa192eebcb8eeef45d3eaf76ed0fff6a00d1e74f4629e413c82096083d5d

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 8:47:37 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore.MICROMAXSTUDIO.Installer (M)
16.1.15.17

File size:
916.4 KB (938,344 bytes)

Product version:
3.6.8

Copyright:
Application Generic

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

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

Digital Signature
Authority:
GoDaddy.com, Inc.

Valid from:
9/1/2015 11:11:38 AM

Valid to:
9/1/2016 11:11:38 AM

Subject:
CN="MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.", O="MICROMAX STUDIO, S.L.", L=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:
79A6DBFB5606456E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:Zv//uCoylpB8bnLLFKqe+PO4efJOVGykH:Zv9BBSnL4kPrEcPO

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, BF, A9, FF, FF, E8, 5E, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, 24, CE, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, 24, CE...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

The file updatechecker.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 16 URLs.

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