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updater.exe

Softoware LLC

The application updater.exe, “updater 3.1.3 © Privacy Essential, Inc, 2014” by Softoware has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat.
Publisher:
Privacy Essential  (signed by Softoware LLC)

Product:
Privacy Essential

Description:
updater 3.1.3 © Privacy Essential, Inc, 2014

Version:
3.1.3

MD5:
d7f6d12a67987097852b6103e17fb42e

SHA-1:
a1624457f5c1384c45d2309f748681007faa819f

SHA-256:
fefcf02e8d5816660f0af1fd203b7de15eda72e84805698f42174fefbb270121

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 8:08:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Softowar (M)
16.6.3.7

File size:
424.6 KB (434,744 bytes)

Product version:
3.1.3

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2016 Privacy Essential

Original file name:
updater.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\privacy essential\privacy essential 3.1.3\install\f489322\updater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Softoware LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
5/10/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
5/10/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Softoware LLC, OU=Softoware LLC, O=Softoware LLC, STREET="1225 FRANKLIN AVENUE, SUITE 325", L=Garden City, S=New York, PostalCode=11530, C=US

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
6DC73DE107D58AD4D4BA573833F01896

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/19/2015 7:20:45 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:k0QgQWjj+rJnvdURSvurYfHqV1bMctCjL8pgi3RG49VL7woogyYgz:k0RQWv+BmSvgYfQRMcwjIpp3g49RGYgz

Entry address:
0x127C6

Entry point:
E8, 23, 63, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 28, 03, 00, 00, A3, 78, 82, 44, 00, 89, 0D, 74, 82, 44, 00, 89, 15, 70, 82, 44, 00, 89, 1D, 6C, 82, 44, 00, 89, 35, 68, 82, 44, 00, 89, 3D, 64, 82, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 15, 90, 82, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 0D, 84, 82, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 1D, 60, 82, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 05, 5C, 82, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 25, 58, 82, 44, 00, 66, 8C, 2D, 54, 82, 44, 00, 9C, 8F, 05, 88, 82, 44, 00, 8B, 45, 00, A3, 7C, 82, 44, 00, 8B, 45, 04, A3, 80, 82, 44, 00, 8D, 45, 08, A3, 8C, 82, 44...
 
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Entropy:
6.2638

Code size:
240 KB (245,760 bytes)

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