windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il1.exe

The application windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il1.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install.
MD5:
3bef195b98be44c2ea3086edcd624ef0

SHA-1:
bee36c8cd17d3963408c1e34e1dde0e2cfdb505d

SHA-256:
f66589e2a049ddf52fc130f4fd4d2808af39f71d081793afbe91ed8e107f2024

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 8:36:08 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Adware.Amonetize (M)
17.2.17.17

File size:
1.8 MB (1,839,104 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\windowsupdatekb12695__7428_il1.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/9/2016 11:32:03 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.26

Entry address:
0x16DB07

Entry point:
EB, 03, C2, 0C, 00, E8, 53, 05, 00, 00, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 98, 00, 00, 00, A1, BD, 42, 5C, 00, 89, 45, 8C, 8D, 85, 70, FF, FF, FF, 50, 8B, 45, 8C, FF, D0, 8D, 85, 68, FF, FF, FF, 50, 8B, 45, 8C, FF, D0, C6, 45, 90, 33, C6, 45, 91, C9, C6, 45, 92, B6, C6, 45, 93, B6, C6, 45, 94, 24, C6, 45, 95, 1C, C6, 45, 96, 74, C6, 45, 97, AD, C6, 45, 98, B6, C6, 45, 99, 24, C6, 45, 9A, 1C, C6, 45, 9B, C9, C6, 45, 9C, B6, C6, 45, 9D, 24, C6, 45, 9E, 1C, C6, 45, 9F, 74, C6, 45, A0, AD, C6, 45, A1, C3, C6, 45, A2, C9...
 
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Entropy:
5.3957

Code size:
1.4 MB (1,498,112 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-4.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.4:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to server-54-230-149-15.sin2.r.cloudfront.net  (54.230.149.15:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-54-148-148-252.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com  (54.148.148.252:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to ec2-107-20-147-93.compute-1.amazonaws.com  (107.20.147.93:80)

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