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wcupdt.exe

Search Core Updater

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The application wcupdt.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. This file is typically installed with the program Windows Core Toolbar by Core Systems which is a potentially unwanted software program.
Publisher:
Search Core System  (signed by search core systems)

Product:
Search Core Updater

Version:
1.0.0.1

MD5:
79a8f2e71f3f7acf747bf2ca1e6e4740

SHA-1:
1b12eb3b267f13fe94cfc7b104bd23270bf984a7

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:
1/12/2025 11:47:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.searchcoresystems (M)
16.2.13.16

File size:
516.5 KB (528,944 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\core systems\windows core toolbar\wcupdt.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
search core systems

Authority:
GlobalSign nv-sa

Valid from:
1/13/2012 11:23:55 AM

Valid to:
1/13/2013 11:23:55 AM

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:
112161BFE8B30B66C06A60ADF51015575814

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/12/2012 2:53:10 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:7vZbj2Ps+0yGf69zjaRptt5CN74DiRizIUkhci888888888888W88888888888fL:j9j2k+Vb9zYZe4+4zzeL

Entry address:
0x667DC

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 5C, 57, 46, 00, E8, BB, 0B, FA, FF, 8B, 1D, F4, 8C, 46, 00, 8B, 03, E8, CE, BF, FF, FF, 8B, 03, B2, 01, E8, 1D, DB, FF, FF, 8B, 03, BA, 4C, 68, 46, 00, E8, 49, BA, FF, FF, 8B, 03, 33, D2, E8, 08, DB, FF, FF, 8B, 03, C6, 40, 57, 00, 8B, 0D, F0, 8A, 46, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, 4C, 4A, 46, 00, E8, AF, BF, FF, FF, 8B, 03, E8, F8, C0, FF, FF, 5B, E8, BA, E2, F9, FF, 00, 00, B0, 04, 02, 00, FF, FF, FF, FF, 14, 00, 00, 00, 57, 00, 69, 00, 6E, 00, 64, 00, 6F, 00, 77, 00, 73, 00, 20, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.4840

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
405 KB (414,720 bytes)

The file wcupdt.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

Windows Core Toolbar  by Core Systems
Windows Core Toolbar installs a toolbar in your Web browser that collects and stores information about your web browsing habits and sends this information to a remote server in order to suggest services or provide ads via the toolbar.
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