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web_updater_setup.exe

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 113.171.224.169 and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Web Updater

Product:
Web Updater

Description:
Web Updater Setup

MD5:
eccf01c61482f4a3bdac24f259f36b38

SHA-1:
aea9812edacae1c20d4b243b7954d8163508e77a

SHA-256:
382a290a9fe220120efaa78c19a4dd4a511c8ebfd217d0d330439e4138f11ff2

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 2:06:42 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)
16.1.30.21

File size:
2.3 MB (2,459,974 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.27.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Bundler/Installer:
installCore (using Inno Setup)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\web_updater_setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/19/1992 11:22:17 PM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:p9TL/c1AnG26G86JMKL24hcCcvIt0fPRkLgUBuwB9QWMyZsXfNEX:3tnCBKa48c0fPRkNBfBdMyeNEX

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:
7.9944

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 2 URLs.

http://113.171.224.169/.../Web_Updater_Setup.exe

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

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