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updaterservice.exe

Universal Updater

tal ltd

The application updaterservice.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. It runs as a separate (within the context of its own process) windows Service named “Universal Updater Service”.
Publisher:
tal ltd  (signed and verified)

Product:
Universal Updater

Version:
1.4.2.16

MD5:
a3228c10c61d961df70efd4e400fbc7b

SHA-1:
2ce0f58116e786bd2b14a5b16f1411c9799c8707

SHA-256:
f7941ca21e36ff3d4133880ae3d018c7c4fb6db7f4a8473a2e23304f30d544c8

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:
11/30/2024 8:58:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.1.19

File size:
591.5 KB (605,656 bytes)

Product version:
1.4.2.16

Copyright:
Universal Updater © 2014

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\universal updater\updaterservice.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
tal ltd

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
8/3/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
8/4/2015 2:59:59 AM

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:
8/12/2014 5:53:01 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x4B7CA

Entry point:
E8, 1D, C3, 00, 00, E9, A5, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 0C, 8B, 4C, 24, 04, 85, D2, 74, 69, 33, C0, 8A, 44, 24, 08, 84, C0, 75, 16, 81, FA, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 0E, 83, 3D, 10, C1, 48, 00, 00, 74, 05, E9, CD, C3, 00, 00, 57, 8B, F9, 83, FA, 04, 72, 31, F7, D9, 83, E1, 03, 74, 0C, 2B, D1, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01, 83, E9, 01, 75, F6, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 08, 03, C1, 8B, C8, C1, E0, 10, 03, C1, 8B, CA, 83, E2, 03, C1, E9, 02, 74, 06, F3, AB, 85, D2, 74, 0A, 88, 07, 83, C7, 01...
 
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Entropy:
6.3769

Code size:
431 KB (441,344 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Universal Updater Service

Service name:
UniversalUpdater

Description:
Keeps your computer synchronized with the latest software updates.

Type:
Win32OwnProcess


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