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updates.exe

BankTree Personal Finance 3.0 Update

BankTree Software Limited

The application updates.exe, “BankTree Personal Finance 3.0 Update Setup ” by BankTree Software Limited has been detected as a potentially unwanted program 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 Inno Setup installer. The setup program uses the InstallCore engine which may bundle additional software offers including toolbars and browser extensions.

File name:

updates.exe

Publisher:

BankTree Software Ltd (signed by BankTree Software Limited)

Product:

BankTree Personal Finance 3.0 Update

Description:

BankTree Personal Finance 3.0 Update Setup

Version:

3.17.3.0

MD5:

cda9877cd56edfefa1ab8280f9a2f45b

SHA-1:

788feeaeb8427f5ad50fdd8007a2c95925de8d69

SHA-256:

cc13a87e7b4a6dfdda8f7d76ff3c34a07569cfd0e008ac6a1e0abc0231c8ae8a

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

Explanation:

Uses the InstallCore download manager to install additional potentially unwanted software which may include extensions such as DealPly and various toolbars.

Analysis date:

4/26/2025 12:36:49 AM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.InstallCore.IM (L)

17.1.21.9

File size:

3.3 MB (3,486,288 bytes)

Product version:

3.17.3.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:

Inno Setup

Language:

Language Neutral

Common path:

C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\updates.exe

Digital Signature

Signed by:

BankTree Software Limited

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/19/2016 12:00:00 AM

Valid to:

4/30/2017 12:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=BankTree Software Limited, O=BankTree Software Limited, STREET=1 St. Saviours Wharf, STREET=23 Mill Street, L=London, S=London, PostalCode=SE1 2BE, C=GB

Issuer:

CN=COMODO SHA-256 Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:

008AC3CD7B3992D9AD09E4F2A69C07B8A5

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:

1.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

Entry address:

0x9C40

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD... 
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Entropy:

7.9978

Packer / compiler:

Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:

37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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