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updater_service_install.exe

tal ltd

The application updater_service_install.exe by tal ltd has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Universal Updater  (signed by tal ltd)

Product:
Universal Updater

Version:
1.4.2.16

MD5:
d8af0f555413a282e6604cf420cd13d4

SHA-1:
db2c2786c84b8ea84c93e0c7cfd86ea18ac8499d

SHA-256:
03656ebf6672cba804a84904dd18a7b5b64cd57484a5d3583196ac8d06c3f742

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

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:
11/27/2024 4:51:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
16.11.17.20

File size:
516.2 KB (528,632 bytes)

Copyright:
Universal Updater © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\updater_service_install.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
tal ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/2/2014 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
8/3/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=tal ltd, O=tal ltd, STREET=22-24 Mayor Parvan Toshev str, L=sofia, S=bulgaria, PostalCode=1000, C=BG

Issuer:
CN=COMODO Code Signing CA 2, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
78499DB2D1D10A05A9078A2DD520E0AA

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/25/2013 3:01:35 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:7DSoIOewdHRnvbp1SZZ9x8GFwH1Uo0b82UQgStZrfzWcVyaYX6SOkH/Qkvr6zu6p:QwFX1IRnwVUF76St9rWcVy9P/QkvGzuw

Entry address:
0x3219

Entry point:
81, EC, 84, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 89, 5C, 24, 20, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 34, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 8C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 98, 37, 42, 00, E8, AD, 2D, 00, 00, A3, E4, 36, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, A0, EC, 41, 00, FF, 15, 64, 71, 40, 00, 68, E4, 91, 40, 00, 68, E0, 2E, 42, 00, E8, 57, 2A, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BD, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 55, E8, 45, 2A...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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