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updater.exe

The executable updater.exe has been detected as malware by 5 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.kingoapp.com.
MD5:
8db277b59a1b6ea67ea6fd590388f222

SHA-1:
b5739a16d49f287bc002e0afa29e9f0f5e6eeea0

SHA-256:
76639b1023cad2e23ff60291be7ad04f21cb865caa90bb3fd938c45a266bba51

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 2:28:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Parite
160708-3

ESET NOD32
Win32/Parite.B virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Parite.B
4.6.5.141

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.2254.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.46249
50750

File size:
518.5 KB (530,910 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\updater.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/13/2016 4:42:10 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:OmCZVtcLOKmzemcx19BZqoHvFfOOYUuqK0zKQfEOTp5qpO1F4dOEHBrDqZoZLUVh:OmCvuLt119BuCKQfFl5qprcorDqrb

Entry address:
0x58000

Entry point:
90, 90, BB, 47, 30, D1, 00, 90, 68, 24, 80, 45, 00, 5E, 90, 68, 98, 05, 00, 00, 5A, 90, 90, FF, 34, 32, 31, 1C, 24, 8F, 04, 32, 83, EA, 03, 4A, 75, F1, 90, 90, AF, 4D, D0, 00, 47, 30, D1, 00, 47, 30, 91, 00, 19, 58, D1, 00, A7, 53, D4, 00, 99, 59, D4, 00, 47, 80, D3, 00, 46, 30, D1, 00, 57, B0, 91, 00, 71, FF, 90, 00, 67, FF, 90, 00, 73, A0, D0, 00, 73, FF, D0, 00, 59, FF, D0, 00, 57, 40, D1, 00, 73, FF, D0, 00, 59, FF, D0, 00, 47, 30, D1, 00, 47, 30, D1, 00, 47, 30, D1, 00, 47, 30, D1, 00, 0F, B0, 91, 00...
 
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Code size:
27 KB (27,648 bytes)

The file updater.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.kingoapp.com/.../updater.exe

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