What is AdobeUpdate.exe?

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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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AdobeUpdate.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAdobe CEF Helper
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe CEF Helper
Internal nameAdobe CEF Helper.exe
Original filenameAdobe CEF Helper.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2013-2016 Adobe Systems Incorporated. All rights reserved.
Product version3.9.0.327
File version3.9.0.327

Here's a screenshot of the file properties when displayed by Windows Explorer:

Product nameAdobe CEF Helper
Company nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
File descriptionAdobe CEF Helper
Internal nameAdobe CEF Helper.exe
Original filenameAdobe CEF Helper.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright 2013-2016 Adobe Systems In..
Product version3.9.0.327
File version3.9.0.327

Digital signatures [?]

AdobeUpdate.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameAdobe Systems Incorporated
Certificate issuer nameSymantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2
Certificate serial number6dc3ed4566163e279d2784c99fffd787

VirusTotal report

None of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AdobeUpdate.exe file.

None of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the AdobeUpdate.exe file.

Sandbox Report

The following information was gathered by executing the file inside Cuckoo Sandbox.

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

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"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "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
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "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"
    }
]

Yara

The Yara rules did not detect anything in the file.

Network

{
    "tls": [],
    "udp": [
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "192.168.56.255",
            "offset": 546,
            "time": 3.0789809226989746,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3130,
            "time": 3.0387189388275146,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3458,
            "time": 1.0470738410949707,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3786,
            "time": 3.05104398727417,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4114,
            "time": 1.5485999584197998,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4442,
            "time": -0.08411192893981934,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 4770,
            "time": 1.5625770092010498,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 10234,
            "time": 1.0679478645324707,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 14426,
            "time": 3.124922037124634,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "9b705cd2da08d9d1c6bb4b7a742bad05f2980337729a6497792951235b11f8ea",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "4073a42968ece4d701bb9201ed3d24e1066a3a5688b01d68cd9aef5a20aa9063",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5c70d8dce46b4551133ecc58aed84bf0e
SHA2560459e62c5444896d5be404c559c834ba455fa5cae1689c70fc8c61bc15468681

Error Messages

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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