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Web Updater

The application web_updater_setup.exe, “Web Updater Setup ” has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 2 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the installCore installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 cdn.getwebupdater.com.
Publisher:
Web Updater

Product:
Web Updater

Description:
Web Updater Setup

MD5:
eff7618ef19bf7d051d1b990303b0902

SHA-1:
1b4a8105c83c4ac90b1248ea64ffd00f7c4018a7

SHA-256:
84a6bfc2117672a4fdc378b37a7c0f1e8fcc27c2d9c33501653990d07cafc2f7

Scanner detections:
2 / 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.

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:
11/8/2024 1:59:21 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Win32/WebBar.D potentially unwanted application
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
PUP.InstallCore.Bundler (M)
16.1.31.16

File size:
2.3 MB (2,459,797 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.25.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\h2yjljclwi\web_updater_setup.exe

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

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:p9gL/c1AnG26G86JMKL24hcCcvIt0iMz24Jn7bE6klI37buTR2F1pXJsXfNEX:3CnCBKa48c0LE1I37ER2bRuNEX

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:
7.9943

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

Code size:
39.5 KB (40,448 bytes)

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

http://cdn.getwebupdater.com/Web_Updater_Setup.exe

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