AdobeUpdate.exe is part of Adobe CEF Helper and developed by Adobe Systems Incorporated according to the AdobeUpdate.exe version information.
AdobeUpdate.exe's description is "Adobe CEF Helper"
AdobeUpdate.exe is digitally signed by Adobe Systems Incorporated.
AdobeUpdate.exe is usually located in the 'c:\users\%USERNAME%\adobe update helperssi\' folder.
None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about AdobeUpdate.exe.
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The following is the available information on AdobeUpdate.exe:
Property | Value |
---|---|
Product name | Adobe CEF Helper |
Company name | Adobe Systems Incorporated |
File description | Adobe CEF Helper |
Internal name | Adobe CEF Helper.exe |
Original filename | Adobe CEF Helper.exe |
Legal copyright | Copyright 2013-2016 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved. |
Product version | 3.9.0.327 |
File version | 3.9.0.327 |
Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:
Product name | Adobe CEF Helper |
Company name | Adobe Systems Incorporated |
File description | Adobe CEF Helper |
Internal name | Adobe CEF Helper.exe |
Original filename | Adobe CEF Helper.exe |
Legal copyright | Copyright 2013-2016 Adobe Systems In.. |
Product version | 3.9.0.327 |
File version | 3.9.0.327 |
AdobeUpdate.exe has a valid digital signature.
Property | Value |
---|---|
Signer name | Adobe Systems Incorporated |
Certificate issuer name | Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2 |
Certificate serial number | 6dc3ed4566163e279d2784c99fffd787 |
None of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AdobeUpdate.exe file.
The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.
Successfully executed process in sandbox.
{ "regkey_read": [ "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles" ], "dll_loaded": [ "kernel32", "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1", "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1", "api-ms-win-appmodel-runtime-l1-1-1", "ext-ms-win-kernel32-package-current-l1-1-0", "advapi32", "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\HEX.dll", "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0" ] }
[ { "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\0459e62c5444896d5be404c559c834ba455fa5cae1689c70fc8c61bc15468681.bin", "process_name": "0459e62c5444896d5be404c559c834ba455fa5cae1689c70fc8c61bc15468681.bin", "pid": 2732, "summary": { "regkey_read": [ "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles" ], "dll_loaded": [ "kernel32", "api-ms-win-core-fibers-l1-1-1", "api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-1", "api-ms-win-appmodel-runtime-l1-1-1", "ext-ms-win-kernel32-package-current-l1-1-0", "advapi32", "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\HEX.dll", "api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0" ] }, "first_seen": 1580377985.515625, "ppid": 1564 }, { "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe", "process_name": "lsass.exe", "pid": 476, "summary": {}, "first_seen": 1580377985.3125, "ppid": 376 } ]
[ { "markcount": 1, "families": [], "description": "This executable has a PDB path", "severity": 1, "marks": [ { "category": "pdb_path", "ioc": "C:\\builds\\ACC\\GM\\source\\dev\\target\\win32\\Release\\HEX\\Adobe CEF Helper.pdb", "type": "ioc", "description": null } ], "references": [], "name": "has_pdb" }, { "markcount": 1, "families": [], "description": "The executable contains unknown PE section names indicative of a packer (could be a false positive)", "severity": 1, "marks": [ { "category": "section", "ioc": ".gfids", "type": "ioc", "description": null } ], "references": [], "name": "pe_features" }, { "markcount": 1, "families": [], "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource", "severity": 2, "marks": [ { "name": "RT_VERSION", "language": "LANG_ENGLISH", "offset": "0x0002f928", "filetype": "8086 relocatable (Microsoft)", "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_ARABIC_QATAR", "type": "generic", "size": "0x00000380" } ], "references": [], "name": "origin_langid" } ]
The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.
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Property | Value |
---|---|
MD5 | c70d8dce46b4551133ecc58aed84bf0e |
SHA256 | 0459e62c5444896d5be404c559c834ba455fa5cae1689c70fc8c61bc15468681 |
These are some of the error messages that can appear related to adobeupdate.exe:
adobeupdate.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
adobeupdate.exe - Application Error. The instruction at "0xXXXXXXXX" referenced memory at "0xXXXXXXXX". The memory could not be "read/written". Click on OK to terminate the program.
Adobe CEF Helper has stopped working.
End Program - adobeupdate.exe. This program is not responding.
adobeupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.
adobeupdate.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.
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