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updt-141.exe

search core systems

The application updt-141.exe by search core systems has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from wac.51d5.edgecastcdn.net.
Publisher:
search core systems  (signed and verified)

MD5:
5a0d8c9d21b1e76d046eb32f8e0f2dd8

SHA-1:
451e0aa9d0d823bbcd100fbd50e1aa1d650f817e

SHA-256:
083a6a93a3c00256b8e1b7cbb88e84d994f26bb217086df7141da4f1539a2ccf

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:
12/25/2024 3:24:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.searchcoresystems.I
14.8.8.3

File size:
11 KB (11,256 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\updt-141.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
search core systems

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/4/2013 9:59:54 PM

Valid to:
2/13/2014 7:23:54 PM

Subject:
CN=search core systems, O=search core systems, C=CA

Issuer:
CN=GlobalSign CodeSigning CA - G2, O=GlobalSign nv-sa, C=BE

Serial number:
112124FE4C6C2D17B0B15C854404D8901A2F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/3/2013 10:14:45 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:C1FJA3m29Y+a7n9XSknVTgBxe1HCjm1rLl01he+PjPKH5A:C1FJAJY+abN1n2KJNLYhPLH

Entry address:
0x1490

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 08, 56, 8D, 45, F8, 50, C7, 45, F8, 08, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, FC, FF, 40, 00, 00, FF, 15, 00, 20, 40, 00, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 20, 20, 40, 00, 6A, 00, 68, E0, 11, 40, 00, 6A, 00, 6A, 65, 50, FF, 15, 50, 20, 40, 00, 8B, F0, FF, 15, 34, 20, 40, 00, 85, F6, 74, 08, 6A, 00, FF, 15, 18, 20, 40, 00, 6A, 01, FF, 15, 18, 20, 40, 00, CC, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4783

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
1.5 KB (1,536 bytes)

The file updt-141.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://wac.51d5.edgecastcdn.net/8051D5/bonzunacl/.../beta-users-bootstrap-v0.3.exe

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