What is ProjectUpdate.exe?

ProjectUpdate.exe is part of ProjectUpdate according to the ProjectUpdate.exe version information.

ProjectUpdate.exe's description is "ProjectUpdate"

ProjectUpdate.exe is usually located in the 'c:\downloads\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected ProjectUpdate.exe.

If you have additional information about the file, please share it with the FreeFixer users by posting a comment at the bottom of this page.

Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on ProjectUpdate.exe:

Property	Value
Product name	ProjectUpdate
File description	ProjectUpdate
Internal name	ProjectUpdate.exe
Original filename	ProjectUpdate.exe
Legal copyright	Copyright © 2011
Product version	1.0.0.0
File version	1.0.0.0

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

Product name	ProjectUpdate
File description	ProjectUpdate
Internal name	ProjectUpdate.exe
Original filename	ProjectUpdate.exe
Legal copyright	Copyright © 2011
Product version	1.0.0.0
File version	1.0.0.0

Digital signatures [?]

ProjectUpdate.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

44 of the 72 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the ProjectUpdate.exe file. That's a 61% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
Acronis	suspicious
Ad-Aware	Trojan.GenericKD.30599052
AhnLab-V3	Trojan/Win32.MSIL.R186972
ALYac	Trojan.GenericKD.30599052
Antiy-AVL	Trojan/MSIL.Packed.Confuser.P
APEX	Malicious
Arcabit	Trojan.Generic.D1D2E78C
Avast	Win32:Malware-gen
AVG	Win32:Malware-gen
BitDefender	Trojan.GenericKD.30599052
ClamAV	Win.Packed.Hpbladabi-6860330-0
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_60% (D)
Cybereason	malicious.173a92
Cylance	Unsafe
eGambit	Unsafe.AI_Score_91%
Emsisoft	Trojan.GenericKD.30599052 (B)
Endgame	malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32	a variant of MSIL/Packed.Confuser.P suspicious
FireEye	Generic.mg.c3865dc173a921d8
Fortinet	PossibleThreat
GData	MSIL.Trojan.Injector.JO
Ikarus	Trojan.SuspectCRC
Invincea	heuristic
K7AntiVirus	Trojan ( 0051bf5d1 )
K7GW	Trojan ( 0051bf5d1 )
MAX	malware (ai score=100)
MaxSecure	Trojan.Malware.9894099.susgen
McAfee	Artemis!C3865DC173A9
McAfee-GW-Edition	Artemis!Trojan
Microsoft	Trojan:Win32/Tiggre!rfn
MicroWorld-eScan	Trojan.GenericKD.30599052
NANO-Antivirus	Trojan.Win32.Confuser.eruvhy
Paloalto	generic.ml
Panda	Trj/CI.A
Qihoo-360	HEUR/QVM03.0.83EF.Malware.Gen
Rising	Backdoor.Generic!8.CE (CLOUD)
SentinelOne	DFI - Malicious PE
Sophos	Mal/Generic-S
Symantec	ML.Attribute.HighConfidence
Tencent	Win32.Trojan.Confuser.Sxny
Trapmine	malicious.moderate.ml.score
TrendMicro-HouseCall	TROJ_GEN.R061H0CF719
Webroot	W32.Trojan.GenKD
Yandex	Riskware.Confuser!

44 of the 72 anti-virus programs detected the ProjectUpdate.exe file.

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Summary

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    "dll_loaded": [
        "ADVAPI32.dll",
        "SHLWAPI.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
        "gdi32.dll"
    ],
    "file_failed": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\db5cf9289a20aa29755c6153419232921719554805d45703058c1d2ed16b4016.bin.config"
    ],
    "regkey_opened": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards\\v4.0.30319",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
        "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards"
    ],
    "file_exists": [
        "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
    ],
    "file_opened": [
        "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\db5cf9289a20aa29755c6153419232921719554805d45703058c1d2ed16b4016.bin"
    ],
    "regkey_read": [
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
        "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR"
    ],
    "directory_enumerated": [
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
        "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\mscorwks.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\db5cf9289a20aa29755c6153419232921719554805d45703058c1d2ed16b4016.bin",
        "process_name": "db5cf9289a20aa29755c6153419232921719554805d45703058c1d2ed16b4016.bin",
        "pid": 3040,
        "summary": {
            "dll_loaded": [
                "ADVAPI32.dll",
                "SHLWAPI.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\system32\\IMM32.DLL",
                "gdi32.dll"
            ],
            "file_failed": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\db5cf9289a20aa29755c6153419232921719554805d45703058c1d2ed16b4016.bin.config"
            ],
            "regkey_opened": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards\\v4.0.30319",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework",
                "HKEY_CURRENT_USER\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Upgrades",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\AppPatch",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\v2.0",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\Software\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\Policy\\Standards"
            ],
            "file_exists": [
                "C:\\Windows\\System32\\MSCOREE.DLL.local"
            ],
            "file_opened": [
                "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\db5cf9289a20aa29755c6153419232921719554805d45703058c1d2ed16b4016.bin"
            ],
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\NoGuiFromShim",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\InstallRoot",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\Windows\\LoadAppInit_DLLs",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\CLRLoadLogDir",
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\.NETFramework\\OnlyUseLatestCLR"
            ],
            "directory_enumerated": [
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\Upgrades.2.0.50727\\mscoreei.dll",
                "C:\\Windows\\Microsoft.NET\\Framework\\v4.0.30319\\mscorwks.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1561481588.6094,
        "ppid": 1092
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1561481588.375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "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": "b2ZIC14r",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 2,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.6562775809608,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x0000c800",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00034000",
                    "entropy": 7.6562775809608,
                    "name": "b2ZIC14r",
                    "virtual_size": "0x0000c628"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            },
            {
                "entropy": 0.21367521367521,
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "Overall entropy of this PE file is high"
            }
        ],
        "references": [
            "http:\/\/www.forensickb.com\/2013\/03\/file-entropy-explained.html",
            "http:\/\/virii.es\/U\/Using%20Entropy%20Analysis%20to%20Find%20Encrypted%20and%20Packed%20Malware.pdf"
        ],
        "name": "packer_entropy"
    }
]

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": 6.1557769775391,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2350,
            "time": 6.1064682006836,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 2678,
            "time": 4.1426811218262,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3006,
            "time": 6.128632068634,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3334,
            "time": 4.653370141983,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 3662,
            "time": 2.9869601726532,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 3990,
            "time": 4.2122139930725,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 9368,
            "time": 4.1698231697083,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 13560,
            "time": 6.2960121631622,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "c4ae9a646b18eb29c0c5d2f6384bb974499d263115eb31493e0e92f5c0822f23",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "e907b6f23650da422b78385bb380c0beff7763a87c9acf1f4655efd207ec16f0",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

ProjectUpdate.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove ProjectUpdate.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the ProjectUpdate.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that ProjectUpdate.exe has been successfully removed. Here are the removal instructions in more detail:

Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.
When the scan is finished, locate ProjectUpdate.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the ProjectUpdate.exe file. Do not check any other file for removal unless you are 100% sure you want to delete it. Tip: Press CTRL-F to open up FreeFixer's search dialog to quickly locate ProjectUpdate.exe in the scan result.

c:\downloads\ProjectUpdate.exe
Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the ProjectUpdate.exe file.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If ProjectUpdate.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If ProjectUpdate.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
If ProjectUpdate.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
Restart your computer.
Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that ProjectUpdate.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

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Hashes [?]

Property	Value
MD5	c3865dc173a921d847b9ce446ba4efe5
SHA256	db5cf9289a20aa29755c6153419232921719554805d45703058c1d2ed16b4016

Error Messages

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

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

projectupdate.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.

ProjectUpdate has stopped working.

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

projectupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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What is ProjectUpdate.exe?

Vendor and version information [?]

Digital signatures [?]

VirusTotal report

Sandbox Report

Summary

Summary

Generic

Signatures

Yara

Network

Screenshots

ProjectUpdate.exe removal instructions

Hashes [?]

Error Messages

What will you do with the file?

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