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updatestarmechanic_enu.exe

UpdateStar Mechanic 8

UpdateStar GmbH

The installer utilizes the installCore download manager which may bundle additional offers for various ad-supported toolbars, extensions and utilities. The application updatestarmechanic_enu.exe, “UpdateStar Mechanic 8 Installation File ” by UpdateStar GmbH 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 installCore installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from static.updatestar.net.

File name:

Publisher:

UpdateStar GmbH (signed by UpdateStar GmbH)

Product:

UpdateStar Mechanic 8

Description:

UpdateStar Mechanic 8 Installation File

Version:

8.2.1.0

MD5:

06399412859e9c4c83021e4b4b416b17

SHA-1:

2cef0b07634e7a81c15deb436cdb0dba9d312e99

Scanner detections:

1 / 68

Status:

Potentially unwanted

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.

Description:

This is also known as bundleware, or downloadware, which is an downloader designed to simply deliver ad-supported offers in the setup routine of an otherwise legitimate software.

Analysis date:

12/23/2024 4:35:26 PM UTC (today)

Scan engine

Detection

Engine version

Reason Heuristics

PUP.installCore.UpdateSt.Installer (M)

16.5.6.23

File size:

13.6 MB (14,256,312 bytes)

Product version:

8.2.1.0

File type:

Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:

installCore

Digital Signature

Signed by:

UpdateStar GmbH

Authority:

COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:

1/12/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:

1/12/2019 1:59:59 AM

Subject:

CN=UpdateStar GmbH, O=UpdateStar GmbH, STREET=Gneisenaustr. 44/45, L=Berlin, S=Berlin, PostalCode=10961, C=DE

Issuer:

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

Serial number:

00FBADF674BC78E279821FBDF9D937DF06

File PE Metadata

Compilation timestamp:

7/16/2015 4:24:20 PM

OS version:

5.0

OS bitness:

Win32

Subsystem:

Windows GUI

Linker version:

2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):

196608:JfLkxjtqZbnIlsycDYARwNY0MA1dNXIxXUZNO17HdD5PHas0isk+YyTn+/jOwvzh:JIrSJBDVzALNXIxmS79BFX+YP/NvR

Entry address:

0x113BC

Entry point:

55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, A4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, C4, 89, 45, C0, 89, 45, A4, 89, 45, D0, 89, 45, C8, 89, 45, CC, 89, 45, D4, 89, 45, D8, 89, 45, EC, B8, 34, 00, 41, 00, E8, E8, 51, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 9E, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 5A, 1A, 41, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 48, 5B, 41, 00, E8, 1E, D8, FF, FF, E8, 6D, D3, FF, FF, 80, 3D, DC, 2A, 41, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 33, D9, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, 80, 32, FF, FF, 8D, 55, EC, 33, C0, E8, E2, A3, FF, FF, 8B, 55, EC, B8, 54, 86... 
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Developed / compiled with:

Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:

63.5 KB (65,024 bytes)

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

http://static.updatestar.net/dl/updatestar/.../updatestarmechanic_ENU.exe

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