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vdu_install_chrome.exe

Video Downloader Ultimate

Link64 GmbH

The application vdu_install_chrome.exe, “Updater [VideoDownloadUltimate]” by Link64 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 file has been seen being downloaded from my.startpage24.com.
Publisher:
Link64 GmbH  (signed and verified)

Product:
Video Downloader Ultimate

Description:
Updater [VideoDownloadUltimate]

Version:
1.0.1.2

MD5:
9ae8252de1568d85e38a10c35f5b4768

SHA-1:
d8fa0f427c20e4556c02b5afe305c89e90004730

SHA-256:
e45b293ad29d23115ae75727d44e8a4a686d0f1e80e82243af695f6148810e6c

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.

Analysis date:
11/30/2024 11:42:15 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Link64GmbH.S
14.8.29.15

File size:
2.4 MB (2,471,544 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.1.2

Copyright:
(c) 2003-14 Link64 GmbH. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
vdu_install.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\downloaders\vdu_install_chrome.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Link64 GmbH

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
2/19/2013 6:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/22/2015 6:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Link64 GmbH, OU=Secure Application Development, O=Link64 GmbH, L=Karlsruhe, S=Baden-Wuerttemberg, C=DE

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
70B8C92A22236AF8064642CFE2790458

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/11/2013 7:50:02 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:C1zXTOrSP6bBL/T6e2StictiBryU3rn0NYG5S32JMg8p/hTc5Dvctictif:C1B6bZER3oNYKVMPOF

Entry address:
0x43E5

Entry point:
E8, 29, 62, 00, 00, E9, 17, FE, FF, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 18, 53, 56, FF, 75, 0C, 8D, 4D, E8, E8, 25, EF, FF, FF, 8B, 5D, 08, BE, 00, 01, 00, 00, 3B, DE, 73, 54, 8B, 4D, E8, 83, B9, AC, 00, 00, 00, 01, 7E, 14, 8D, 45, E8, 50, 6A, 01, 53, E8, 42, 35, 00, 00, 8B, 4D, E8, 83, C4, 0C, EB, 0D, 8B, 81, C8, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 04, 58, 83, E0, 01, 85, C0, 74, 0F, 8B, 81, CC, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 04, 18, E9, A7, 00, 00, 00, 80, 7D, F4, 00, 74, 07, 8B, 45, F0, 83, 60, 70, FD, 8B, C3, E9, A0, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7696

Code size:
160 KB (163,840 bytes)

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

https://my.startpage24.com/_libs/extension.lib/update/updates/.../vdu_install_chrome.exe

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