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upworksetup.exe

Upwork

oDesk Corporation SPC

The application upworksetup.exe, “Upwork Setup ” by oDesk SPC 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. The file has been seen being downloaded from updates.team.odesk.com.
Publisher:
Upwork, Inc   (signed by oDesk Corporation SPC)

Product:
Upwork

Description:
Upwork Setup

Version:
4.0.109.0

MD5:
5224bf57cfd75b259eee9717fe992706

SHA-1:
270ccf32c37ad12692126822925277012db453d0

SHA-256:
72ed651ec04c5682a9c0fc1d456e9d2ac460560219b8b025aaef3d6fdf2708a3

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:
11/18/2024 11:20:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.CSH (L)
16.12.15.10

File size:
17.7 MB (18,542,808 bytes)

Product version:
4.0.109.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Digital Signature
Signed by:
oDesk Corporation SPC

Authority:
oDesk Corporation CA

Valid from:
3/17/2015 9:59:42 PM

Valid to:
12/31/2039 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=oDesk Corporation SPC

Issuer:
CN=oDesk Corporation CA

Serial number:
A068FD1366552AAE477D9E015BF13429

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 6:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0xA5F8

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, CE, 8A, FF, FF, E8, D5, 9C, FF, FF, E8, 64, 9F, FF, FF, E8, 07, A0, FF, FF, E8, A6, BF, FF, FF, E8, 11, E9, FF, FF, E8, 78, EA, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, C9, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, 92, AC, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 26, F5, FF, FF, E8, 11, F1, FF, FF, 80, 3D, 34, B2, 40, 00, 00, 74, 0C, E8, 23, F6, FF, FF, 33, C0, E8, C4, 97, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, B6, C5, FF, FF, 8B, 55...
 
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Entropy:
7.9999

Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://updates.team.odesk.com/binaries/.../UpworkSetup.exe

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