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updater.exe

Updater

Mime Ventures LLC

This is the Softpulse installer which bundles applications with offers for additional 3rd party software, mostly unwanted adware, and may be installed with minimal consent. The application updater.exe by Mime Ventures has been detected as adware 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 Softpulse SoftwareBundler installer.
Publisher:
Mime Ventures LLC  (signed and verified)

Product:
Updater

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
90bd5f875dca4f154d560089e632df0c

SHA-1:
16851bcd0b5f3c052a82744636a29479f4308eba

SHA-256:
0d71c1313e6d5b57dd166cab7fc76c8b3b761f89b0e048431a494a9246a29bd1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Description:
This is an installer which may bundle legitimate applications with offers for additional 3rd-party applications that may be unwanted by the user. While the installer contains an 'opt-out' feature this is not set be defult and is usually overlooked.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 2:23:26 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softpulse (M)
17.3.11.20

File size:
335.9 KB (344,008 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2014

Original file name:
TheAnswerFinderUpdater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
Softpulse SoftwareBundler

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\theanswerfinder\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Mime Ventures LLC

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
10/18/2014 12:39:32 AM

Valid to:
10/19/2015 12:39:32 AM

Subject:
E=admin@theanswerfinder.com, CN=Mime Ventures LLC, OU=TheAnswerFinder.com, O=Mime Ventures LLC, L=Los Angeles, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - SHA256 - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
1121EDDEAF81A380FF278B94B619A213DEEE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/10/2015 7:19:41 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

Entry address:
0x541BE

Entry point:
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[+]

Entropy:
7.8757

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
328.5 KB (336,384 bytes)

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