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updater.exe

Skype

Skype Technologies SA

The executable updater.exe, “Skype Updater Service” has been detected as malware by 3 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Skype Updater”.
Publisher:
Skype Technologies  (signed by Skype Technologies SA)

Product:
Skype

Description:
Skype Updater Service

Version:
5.9.1.41572

MD5:
bdd4d8e647a79d618ac94c431e13b035

SHA-1:
97abc21f4779e2507d8a5d34f4de1a7f659f88d3

SHA-256:
d7fadf9886e588045e68b08d409743179d724f8b715cdcf54ff1684f9a07222a

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 3:22:27 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/Floxif.H virus
6.3.12010.0

F-Prot
W32/Floxif.B
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Floxif.A
5.16.24

File size:
231.6 KB (237,135 bytes)

Product version:
5.9

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:
Skype Technologies SA

Authority:
VeriSign, Inc.

Valid from:
7/18/2011 8:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/18/2013 7:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Skype Technologies SA, OU=Digital ID Class 3 - Microsoft Software Validation v2, OU=Information Security, O=Skype Technologies SA, L=Luxembourg, S=Luxembourg, C=LU

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:
200A7D1C4C0EF383111D1C1CE02C9608

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/5/2012 6:37:30 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

Entry address:
0x4F2E0

Entry point:
E9, 54, F8, FF, FF, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 50, FC, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, AD, D5, 04, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, D4, 32, 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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Packer / compiler:
tElock 0.99 - 1.0 private

Code size:
80 KB (81,920 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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