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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:
6.8.1.61523

MD5:
741047604f8d62e525950843a882e98d

SHA-1:
2a6401a6c04326f77d289fccef3089a9bcf3f4c7

SHA-256:
6c182a5294136b21566343ef04becb98bee0bdd2eeca03ced9b3f0d899c6d8a5

Scanner detections:
0 / 68

Status:
Clean (as of last analysis)

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 12:32:28 PM UTC  (today)

File size:
244.6 KB (250,471 bytes)

Product version:
6.8

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:
3/13/2013 8:31:10 PM

Valid to:
6/13/2014 8:31:10 PM

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:
33000000BAC6104032D6DD18900001000000BA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/23/2013 1:12:03 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:z7jli30GHJVKlgXY/coS3zur8FYBV+UdvrEFp7hKyA:z7jlik4J09/coS3yr1BjvrEH7u

Entry address:
0x50C10

Entry point:
E9, B6, A9, FF, FF, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, FC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, 10, E6, 04, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, 03, 3C, 01, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.7210

Packer / compiler:
tElock 0.99 - 1.0 private

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 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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