What is SoftUpdateTip.exe?

SoftUpdateTip.exe is part of Advanced SystemCare and developed by IObit according to the SoftUpdateTip.exe version information.

SoftUpdateTip.exe's description is "Software Update Tip"

SoftUpdateTip.exe is digitally signed by IObit Information Technology.

SoftUpdateTip.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\' folder.

Some of the anti-virus scanners at VirusTotal detected SoftUpdateTip.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.

VirusTotal report

3 of the 63 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the SoftUpdateTip.exe file. That's a 5% detection rate.

Scanner	Detection Name
CrowdStrike	win/malicious_confidence_100% (D)
DrWeb	Program.Unwanted.2520
eGambit	PUP.Optional.IObit

Sandbox Report

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

Summary

Successfully executed process in sandbox.

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1605927191.34375,
        "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": ".itext",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "MAD",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 5,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x0011bbdc",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000469"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x0011bbdc",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000469"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x0011bbdc",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000469"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x0011bbdc",
                "filetype": "GLS_BINARY_LSB_FIRST",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000469"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_GROUP_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_CHINESE",
                "offset": "0x001200d4",
                "filetype": "MS Windows icon resource - 4 icons, 48x48",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_CHINESE_SIMPLIFIED",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000003e"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 7.059565087994434,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x0001de00",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00103000",
                    "entropy": 7.059565087994434,
                    "name": ".rsrc",
                    "virtual_size": "0x0001dc0c"
                },
                "type": "generic",
                "description": "A section with a high entropy has been found"
            }
        ],
        "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": 6.208829879760742,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4218,
            "time": 6.153795957565308,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4546,
            "time": 4.16431999206543,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4874,
            "time": 6.16782283782959,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5202,
            "time": 4.665048837661743,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5530,
            "time": 3.055027961730957,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 5858,
            "time": 4.223751783370972,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 16700,
            "time": 4.182583808898926,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 20892,
            "time": 6.224218845367432,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "53e7993d030fcba859a4e068b37eb24b9e07da9caccd9646a9385263fe052fb7",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "ee500b61b81f51ba3789d92e72c211035c07b36a1fc89e419b21efc2266234cd",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

SoftUpdateTip.exe removal instructions

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

1. Download and install FreeFixer: http://www.freefixer.com/download.html
2. Start FreeFixer and press the Start Scan button. The scan will finish in approximately five minutes.

   
3. When the scan is finished, locate SoftUpdateTip.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the SoftUpdateTip.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 SoftUpdateTip.exe in the scan result.

   

   

   C:\Program Files (x86)\IObit\Advanced SystemCare\SoftUpdateTip.exe

   
4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the SoftUpdateTip.exe file.

   
5. Restart your computer.
6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If SoftUpdateTip.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If SoftUpdateTip.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
7. If SoftUpdateTip.exe still remains in the scan result, check its checkbox again in the scan result and click Fix.
8. Restart your computer.
9. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. Verify that SoftUpdateTip.exe no longer appear in the scan result.

Error Messages

• Privacy Policy