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updatechecker.exe

Application Installer

Application Generic

The application updatechecker.exe, “Application Installer Setup ” 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, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.laboratoryheartbest.com.
Publisher:
Application Generic

Product:
Application Installer

Description:
Application Installer Setup

Version:
4.0.4.1

MD5:
fac9c373eaad2eb298b872047eb7c8cf

SHA-1:
d9591f4ad73061cb9969c6161c9de382b72af2fc

SHA-256:
bddbec2727e819b819d6371218f131c5f39c41f556ed391f843a3f9ca283a8ac

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/24/2024 2:31:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.installCore (M)
16.2.5.10

File size:
161.1 KB (164,980 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\temporary internet files\low\content.ie5\{random}\updatechecker.exe

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):
3072:BLPTgah8Djd4xjcSbN7gIzfCkvabVud/ZLxAxkR7nwECfI7VV:B/lh8DexjcSbN7Wku8/ZLMkRz7aQVV

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 URL.

http://www.laboratoryheartbest.com/c?x=A3OqeC8/fRzp/xEAHKwQeeFV347w/HSjI2P2nGnHo8c=&c=gfvcnqoM4G75LDsb22XeKfPU1m6w68WdLmqvQr2xjJqQQ0hw20GyDB8lKrTWvjicDszyeKcv20MkD4XMs7d5d7mFKvzaOv66ZcsAEOtLDOyVJDQjoh23U7zVBFJS6TMR&fallback_url=http://res.nobistex.com/cache/upch/.../UpdateChecker.exe

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