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Updater.exe

Updater_mpcb

Backup Software Limited

The application Updater.exe by Backup Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. While running, it connects to the Internet address 106.241.178.107.bc.googleusercontent.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Microsoft  (signed by Backup Software Limited)

Product:
Updater_mpcb

Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
b5bc1e0e2466158ffd230802f0fc632c

SHA-1:
69c90b79a20c27c8be76d1edb0d32b36fe77702a

SHA-256:
3deeba07e5e5b0b92cdbbdd0a16b8d04b4ec771500a6d4b9c1a4afa1c126dbec

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/22/2024 5:27:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.BackupSoftwareLimited.H
14.9.10.9

File size:
925.6 KB (947,824 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

Copyright:
Copyright © Microsoft 2011

Original file name:
Updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\Program Files\mypc backup\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Backup Software Limited

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
6/17/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
6/21/2016 3:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN=Backup Software Limited, O=Backup Software Limited, L=Fareham, S=Hampshire, C=GB

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0CAF19B1326854F0FDA6CB110DF30B5C

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/10/2014 12:57:44 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win64

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:AEnywaOn5o5E5/57lhiol+JakpT1wcb73U4:Vyw9KmB7lhiol+JdlN

Entry address:
0xD03D2

Entry point:
4D, 5A, 90, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, 04, 00, 00, 00, FF, FF, 00, 00, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0E, 1F, BA, 0E, 00, B4, 09, CD, 21, B8, 01, 4C, CD, 21, 54, 68, 69, 73, 20, 70, 72, 6F, 67, 72, 61, 6D, 20, 63, 61, 6E, 6E, 6F, 74, 20, 62, 65, 20, 72, 75, 6E, 20, 69, 6E, 20, 44, 4F, 53, 20, 6D, 6F, 64, 65, 2E, 0D, 0D, 0A, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.1276

Code size:
825.5 KB (845,312 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 179.245.178.107.bc.googleusercontent.com  (107.178.245.179:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 106.241.178.107.bc.googleusercontent.com  (107.178.241.106:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to s3-website-us-east-1.amazonaws.com  (52.216.64.242:80)

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