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updates.exe

The executable updates.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘Updates’. While running, it connects to the Internet address custip-1109.sedoparking.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
MD5:
c2ec0c12142822532903d9a16c7e4350

SHA-1:
2da6494a3fea2f5b3a604504b52ad330eb68402d

SHA-256:
c236bfa5e6fdd37b25de4a83196da19946b6aeafa2b7ce5fd88608dad2679593

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 3:57:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Trojan.Downloader.UP (M)
16.9.13.20

File size:
144 KB (147,456 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/24/2011 5:29:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:1Bk0QpFZyOSAYZRx6iDrhLOUpSJ/hOZtqA+EkF7C+zqXxoJh:1Bk0lrTwwZ4lEoMXaJh

Entry address:
0x17EC

Entry point:
77, 09, 0F, BE, E9, F7, C7, 8E, E4, 48, 1B, 8B, CD, C6, C0, 09, C7, C3, 14, 48, 81, 92, B5, 60, 8D, 2D, 11, DE, 36, 0B, 8D, 15, 62, 12, 84, 7A, 87, D3, 33, C9, C6, C5, 8A, 89, D2, 3B, C2, 88, D1, 08, D3, F6, C7, 50, 85, F3, 8A, C5, 86, E4, F3, C6, C2, BE, C7, C1, DD, 7E, 0E, 53, 8D, 1D, ED, 2F, 0F, 00, 85, C8, 74, 08, 2C, 63, 8D, 2D, 42, BC, 2D, 91, 81, F3, 09, 29, 0F, 00, 69, D6, B6, 72, D8, 27, 69, C8, C8, 0C, 0B, 8F, 04, 6B, 22, D5, 8B, F6, C6, C1, B3, 11, C5, B8, 8F, F5, FF, FF, 69, FA, 4F, DD, 6B, 09...
 
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Entropy:
6.7901

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
Updates

Command:
C:\updates.exe


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static-199-27-179-185.megatrhost.com  (185.179.27.199:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to fm.interiowo.pl  (217.74.66.160:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to custip-1109.sedoparking.com  (91.195.240.109:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 213.202.229.103.static.rdns-uclo.net  (213.202.229.103:80)

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