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updater.exe

RivalGaming

The application updater.exe by RivalGaming has been detected as adware by 21 anti-malware scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. This file is typically installed with the program RivalGaming which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
RivalGaming  (signed and verified)

MD5:
97ce5b46b3c0edbf228bc4669f2c8293

SHA-1:
666497d453122b7eb38a4bf5184ab84325de9714

SHA-256:
54706cc01550ed9d746c6b54b41c01a36f5bc1681b1aefd35570f17ae86c4f53

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 8:28:41 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Adware.Agent.NME
985

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.PWS.Wsgame
7.1.1

avast!
Win32:Gamevance-ED [PUP]
2014.9-140526

Bitdefender
Adware.Agent.NME
1.0.20.730

Boost by Reason
Optional.Task.RivalGaming.H
188838

Comodo Security
ApplicUnwnt
18286

Dr.Web
Trojan.PWS.Wsgame.36726
9.0.1.0146

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Adware.Agent.NME
8.14.05.26.11

F-Secure
Adware.Agent.NME
11.2014-26-05_2

G Data
Adware.Agent.NME
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Agent
t3scan.1.6.1.0

McAfee
Artemis!97CE5B46B3C0
5600.7119

MicroWorld eScan
Adware.Agent.NME
15.0.0.438

Norman
RivalGame.A
11.20140526

nProtect
Adware.Agent.NME
14.05.18.01

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Task.RivalGaming.H
14.7.3.9

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.15767E6E!360087150
23.00.65.14524

Trend Micro House Call
HV_RIVALGAMING_CA0834B9.TOMC
7.2.146

Vba32 AntiVirus
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Adware.Agent
29362

Zillya! Antivirus
Trojan.OnLineGames.Win32.139369
2.0.0.1792

File size:
114.7 KB (117,424 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\rivalgaming\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
RivalGaming

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
11/27/2012 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
12/28/2013 5:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=RivalGaming, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, O=RivalGaming, L=Irvine, S=California, C=US

Issuer:
CN=VeriSign Class 3 Code Signing 2010 CA, OU=Terms of use at https://www.verisign.com/rpa (c)10, OU=VeriSign Trust Network, O="VeriSign, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4EFBC4A1539C847791D280FD528BCDEA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/2/2013 9:48:35 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:EDiGopRjCXDDTkhVH5lWDUr3ph4McZwMZicfWew:EuGowQH5lWs3T4M2wMZtnw

Entry address:
0x1A99

Entry point:
E8, 3E, 21, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, A8, F0, 40, 00, 89, 0D, A4, F0, 40, 00, 89, 15, A0, F0, 40, 00, 89, 1D, 9C, F0, 40, 00, 89, 35, 98, F0, 40, 00, 89, 3D, 94, F0, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 15, C0, F0, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, B4, F0, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 90, F0, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 8C, F0, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 88, F0, 40, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 84, F0, 40, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, B8, F0, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, AC, F0, 40, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, B0, F0, 40, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, BC, F0, 40...
 
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Entropy:
6.0337

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
RGames Updater

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 11:15 AM)


The file updater.exe has been discovered within the following program.

RivalGaming  by RivalGaming
RivalGaming is a potentially unwanted application that runs in the web browser as a toolbar and web extension.
www.rivalgaming.com
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