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winwikiupdater.exe

Essync PTY LTD

The application winwikiupdater.exe by Essync PTY 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 program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to run every month at a specified time.
Publisher:
Essync PTY LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
449246eb32badfbee45bc273e9cc7e1a

SHA-1:
8659df56713e8a1919ac77498b23db1bec5de75d

SHA-256:
03b10714a1a00e492fea719f8b0ce0d934d06135b2c67300ee9702a93b6209de

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/24/2024 5:03:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Superfish.Essync.Installer.Meta (M)
16.7.11.11

File size:
47.4 KB (48,544 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\windows\sysprogramscontroller\winwikiupdater.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Essync PTY LTD

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
8/20/2015 5:00:00 PM

Valid to:
3/25/2016 4:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Essync PTY LTD, O=Essync PTY LTD, L=Sans Souci, S=New South Wales, C=AU

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
2C40621E61A3C414F3892090E322B912

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 2:50:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:/HJd0TpH2+bQ2dUWVX9Hfv1JMWmtLEJOyuBxG0D3mjfS3XJVA/VkqIzq2ba0LaLD:/pgpHzb9dZVX9fHMvG0D3XJVAkqIzjbq

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
6.9664

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
SysProgs_Controller_Mon

Trigger:
Monthly (Runs monthly on Mondays at 11:45 AM)


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