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updater.exe

Skype

Microsoft Corporation

It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Skype Updater”.
Publisher:
Skype Technologies  (signed by Microsoft Corporation)

Product:
Skype

Description:
Skype Updater Service

Version:
7.0.0.414

MD5:
41b7a552b304c5038ae0f739447fc02a

SHA-1:
1968f1d5f16026d9ba414e2672e42bf0119198ff

SHA-256:
8f03bb28a775b46f299a3254eeaf63a1b85486e6840c161cce8c0e7456bae6f7

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)
Whitelisted  (by digital signature)

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 5:37:24 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
396.1 KB (405,575 bytes)

Product version:
7.0

Copyright:
(c) Skype Technologies. All rights reserved.

Trademarks:
All rights reserved.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\skype\updater\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Microsoft Corporation

Authority:
Microsoft Corporation

Valid from:
5/15/2014 2:30:12 AM

Valid to:
8/15/2015 2:30:12 AM

Subject:
CN=Skype Software Sarl, OU=MOPR, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Code Signing PCA, O=Microsoft Corporation, L=Redmond, S=Washington, C=US

Serial number:
33000000CE0CBEEAB1282324420001000000CE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/26/2015 1:06:15 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:jiylhJUPfhPwtozJ2q+2s599o/Pw+2rBV+UdvrEFp7hKglQ:PlhqPZM8L+15wHw+qBjvrEH7hlQ

Entry address:
0x1A89C

Entry point:
E9, 7B, 17, FF, FF, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 68, 40, 9D, 41, 00, 64, FF, 35, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 44, 24, 10, 89, 6C, 24, 10, 8D, 6C, 24, 10, 2B, E0, 53, 56, 57, A1, 30, 81, 43, 00, 31, 45, FC, 33, C5, 50, 89, 65, E8, FF, 75, F8, 8B, 45, FC, C7, 45, FC, FE, FF, FF, FF, 89, 45, F8, 8D, 45, F0, 64, A3, 00, 00, 00, 00, C3, 8B, 4D, F0, 64, 89, 0D, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 5F, 5F, 5E, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, 51, C3, 6A, 08, 68, A8, 56, 43, 00, E8, 9B, FF, FF, FF, FF, 35, 28, B0, 43, 00, FF...
 
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Entropy:
7.0148

Packer / compiler:
tElock 0.99 - 1.0 private

Code size:
160.5 KB (164,352 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Skype Updater

Service name:
SkypeUpdate

Description:
Enables the detection, download and installation of updates for Skype.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess

Depends on:
RpcSs


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