What is LicUpdater.exe?

LicUpdater.exe is part of Cadcraft Licensing System and developed by Cadcraft AB according to the LicUpdater.exe version information.

LicUpdater.exe's description is "LicUpdater 2.2.5 © Cadcraft AB, Inc, 2014"

LicUpdater.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Cadcraft AB\Cadcraft Licensing System\' folder.

None of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal reports anything malicious about LicUpdater.exe.

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on LicUpdater.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameCadcraft Licensing System
Company nameCadcraft AB
File descriptionLicUpdater 2.2.5 © Cadcraft AB, Inc, 2014
Internal nameLicUpdater
Original filenameLicUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Cadcraft AB
Product version2.2.5
File version2.2.5

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

Product nameCadcraft Licensing System
Company nameCadcraft AB
File descriptionLicUpdater 2.2.5 © Cadcraft AB, Inc..
Internal nameLicUpdater
Original filenameLicUpdater.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2015 Cadcraft AB
Product version2.2.5
File version2.2.5

Digital signatures [?]

LicUpdater.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

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

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

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

{
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
    ],
    "directory_enumerated": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6c92d05480d3fe72ee809a54dd055d4f2b9dec3b557a0a0b22ddd172459c34fb.ini"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Caphyon\\Advanced Updater\\Settings"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
    ],
    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "RICHED20.DLL",
        "kernel32.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6c92d05480d3fe72ee809a54dd055d4f2b9dec3b557a0a0b22ddd172459c34fb.bin",
        "process_name": "6c92d05480d3fe72ee809a54dd055d4f2b9dec3b557a0a0b22ddd172459c34fb.bin",
        "pid": 2856,
        "summary": {
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Globalization\\Sorting\\sortdefault.nls"
            ],
            "directory_enumerated": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\6c92d05480d3fe72ee809a54dd055d4f2b9dec3b557a0a0b22ddd172459c34fb.ini"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Caphyon\\Advanced Updater\\Settings"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\CustomLocale\\en-US",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SYSTEM\\ControlSet001\\Control\\Nls\\ExtendedLocale\\en-US"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "RICHED20.DLL",
                "kernel32.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1561639988.6094,
        "ppid": 1608
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1561639988.3594,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\Branch\\win\\Release\\stubs\\x86\\Updater.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    }
]

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": 662,
            "time": 6.2114078998566,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2134,
            "time": 6.1712720394135,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2462,
            "time": 4.1437160968781,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2790,
            "time": 6.1833961009979,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3118,
            "time": 4.6556830406189,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3446,
            "time": 3.0280950069427,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3774,
            "time": 4.6506500244141,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 7102,
            "time": 4.1638979911804,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 11294,
            "time": 6.3360290527344,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "33c4e08361394fc2a827edb8851c20a9c00b7aaf39c06c711357d9904251d7bb",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "595ecb7c44f6833d8eb6291282b21aa8af97a74ca8b9cfbd31566c7ea44c5128",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5690430a1a495737147a702baea13d262
SHA2566c92d05480d3fe72ee809a54dd055d4f2b9dec3b557a0a0b22ddd172459c34fb

Error Messages

These are some of the error messages that can appear related to licupdater.exe:

licupdater.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.

licupdater.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.

LicUpdater 2.2.5 © Cadcraft AB, Inc, 2014 has stopped working.

End Program - licupdater.exe. This program is not responding.

licupdater.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

licupdater.exe - Application Error. The application failed to initialize properly (0xXXXXXXXX). Click OK to terminate the application.

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What did other users do?

The poll result listed below shows what users chose to do with LicUpdater.exe. 0% have voted for removal. Based on votes from 1 user.

Votes
Keep100 %
1
Remove0 %
0

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