What is updatewin.exe?

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

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on updatewin.exe:

PropertyValue
Internal namesutazaxidi.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018, huxonulow
File version8.8.10.11

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

Internal namesutazaxidi.exe
Legal copyrightCopyright (C) 2018, huxonulow
File version8.8.10.11

Digital signatures [?]

updatewin.exe is not signed.

VirusTotal report

48 of the 65 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the updatewin.exe file. That's a 74% detection rate.

ScannerDetection Name
Acronis suspicious
Ad-Aware DeepScan:Generic.Zamg.8.C0B90587
AegisLab Trojan.Win32.Generic.4!c
AhnLab-V3 Win-Trojan/Gandcrab10.Exp
ALYac Trojan.Fuerboos
Antiy-AVL Trojan[Ransom]/Win32.Chapak.a
Arcabit DeepScan:Generic.Zamg.8.C0B90587
Avast Win32:Trojan-gen
AVG Win32:Trojan-gen
Avira TR/Crypt.Agent.lvzhe
BitDefender DeepScan:Generic.Zamg.8.C0B90587
Bkav W32.TiggreRO.Trojan
CAT-QuickHeal Trojan.Multi
Comodo Malware@#1osnkashzi01c
CrowdStrike win/malicious_confidence_90% (W)
Cybereason malicious.6714ff
Cyren W32/Trojan.SBPR-9168
DrWeb Trojan.PWS.Siggen2.9186
Emsisoft DeepScan:Generic.Zamg.8.C0B90587 (B)
Endgame malicious (high confidence)
ESET-NOD32 a variant of Win32/Kryptik.GOQN
F-Prot W32/Kryptik.PT.gen!Eldorado
F-Secure Trojan.TR/Crypt.Agent.lvzhe
Fortinet W32/Kryptik.GPMP!tr
GData DeepScan:Generic.Zamg.8.C0B90587
Ikarus Trojan-Downloader.Win32.SmokeLoader
K7AntiVirus Trojan ( 00545a541 )
K7GW Trojan ( 00545a541 )
Kaspersky HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
Malwarebytes Trojan.MalPack.GS
MAX malware (ai score=100)
McAfee Packed-FQR!E3083483121C
McAfee-GW-Edition BehavesLike.Win32.Downloader.dh
Microsoft Trojan:Win32/Occamy.C
MicroWorld-eScan DeepScan:Generic.Zamg.8.C0B90587
NANO-Antivirus Trojan.Win32.Yakes.fmwlrp
Panda Trj/GdSda.A
Qihoo-360 HEUR/QVM10.2.98CB.Malware.Gen
SentinelOne static engine - malicious
Sophos Mal/Generic-S
Symantec Trojan.Gen.2
Tencent Win32.Trojan.Generic.Agkm
Trapmine malicious.high.ml.score
VBA32 BScope.Trojan.Chapak
ViRobot Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.284160.DA
Webroot W32.Trojan.Gen
Yandex Trojan.Chapak!
ZoneAlarm HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
48 of the 65 anti-virus programs detected the updatewin.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.dll"
    ]
}

Generic

[
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Users\\cuck\\AppData\\Local\\Temp\\114ccacb7ca57c01f3540611fdf49e68416544da8d8077f5896434a4b71b01dd.bin",
        "process_name": "114ccacb7ca57c01f3540611fdf49e68416544da8d8077f5896434a4b71b01dd.bin",
        "pid": 2816,
        "summary": {
            "regkey_read": [
                "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\Windows NT\\CurrentVersion\\GRE_Initialize\\DisableMetaFiles"
            ],
            "dll_loaded": [
                "kernel32.dll"
            ]
        },
        "first_seen": 1602388385.609375,
        "ppid": 2016
    },
    {
        "process_path": "C:\\Windows\\System32\\lsass.exe",
        "process_name": "lsass.exe",
        "pid": 476,
        "summary": {},
        "first_seen": 1602388385.34375,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 3,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The file contains an unknown PE resource name possibly indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "NUTAVECEHENUBEPUHUGUWUJEJIXA",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "SOJEVILOHAMOCUGOROZOTAHUJAMIJU",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            },
            {
                "category": "resource name",
                "ioc": "WADUTO",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_unknown_resource_name"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Allocates read-write-execute memory (usually to unpack itself)",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "process",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "NtProtectVirtualMemory",
                    "return_value": 0,
                    "arguments": {
                        "process_identifier": 2816,
                        "stack_dep_bypass": 0,
                        "stack_pivoted": 0,
                        "heap_dep_bypass": 1,
                        "length": 69632,
                        "protection": 64,
                        "process_handle": "0xffffffff",
                        "base_address": "0x004f5000"
                    },
                    "time": 1602388391.984375,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {
                        "protection": "PAGE_EXECUTE_READWRITE"
                    }
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 405843
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "allocates_rwx"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 11,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Foreign language identified in PE resource",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "name": "NUTAVECEHENUBEPUHUGUWUJEJIXA",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x000413c8",
                "filetype": "ASCII text, with no line terminators",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000100"
            },
            {
                "name": "SOJEVILOHAMOCUGOROZOTAHUJAMIJU",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x000414c8",
                "filetype": "ASCII text, with very long lines, with no line terminators",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x000002d4"
            },
            {
                "name": "WADUTO",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x0004179c",
                "filetype": "ASCII text, with no line terminators",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000070"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_BITMAP",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x0004737c",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00002c08"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_BITMAP",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x0004737c",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00002c08"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_BITMAP",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x0004737c",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00002c08"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x00049f84",
                "filetype": "dBase IV DBT of @.DBF, block length 4096, next free block index 40, next free block 0, next used block 0",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x000010a8"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_DIALOG",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x0004b02c",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000004c"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_STRING",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x0004b078",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x0000036a"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_GROUP_ICON",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x0004b3e4",
                "filetype": "MS Windows icon resource - 1 icon, 32x32",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x00000014"
            },
            {
                "name": "RT_VERSION",
                "language": "LANG_SERBIAN",
                "offset": "0x0004b3f8",
                "filetype": "data",
                "sublanguage": "SUBLANG_DEFAULT",
                "type": "generic",
                "size": "0x000001b0"
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "origin_langid"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "The binary likely contains encrypted or compressed data indicative of a packer",
        "severity": 2,
        "marks": [
            {
                "entropy": 6.84026170551602,
                "section": {
                    "size_of_data": "0x0000aa00",
                    "virtual_address": "0x00041000",
                    "entropy": 6.84026170551602,
                    "name": ".rsrc",
                    "virtual_size": "0x0000a826"
                },
                "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"
    },
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "Looks for the Windows Idle Time to determine the uptime",
        "severity": 3,
        "marks": [
            {
                "call": {
                    "category": "system",
                    "status": 1,
                    "stacktrace": [],
                    "api": "NtQuerySystemInformation",
                    "return_value": 0,
                    "arguments": {
                        "information_class": 8
                    },
                    "time": 1602388385.703375,
                    "tid": 2420,
                    "flags": {
                        "information_class": "SystemProcessorPerformanceInformation"
                    }
                },
                "pid": 2816,
                "type": "call",
                "cid": 39
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "antisandbox_idletime"
    }
]

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": 3.1519038677215576,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5578,
            "time": 3.1558640003204346,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5906,
            "time": 1.0243968963623047,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6234,
            "time": 3.502547025680542,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6562,
            "time": 1.5349838733673096,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 6890,
            "time": -0.08970403671264648,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 7218,
            "time": 1.5314409732818604,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 18164,
            "time": 1.0466868877410889,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 26548,
            "time": 3.139240026473999,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "8988a6caec247f0027458885ee3970852d701a62dd445a240de5729388bf4055",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "49c41793d05e4d17f4796932ebafa8fc446da82656fe054d386844fe8ee47775",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandbox

updatewin.exe removal instructions

The instructions below shows how to remove updatewin.exe with help from the FreeFixer removal tool. Basically, you install FreeFixer, scan your computer, check the updatewin.exe file for removal, restart your computer and scan it again to verify that updatewin.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.
    Screenshot of Start Scan button
  3. When the scan is finished, locate updatewin.exe in the scan result and tick the checkbox next to the updatewin.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 updatewin.exe in the scan result.
    Red arrow point on the unwanted file
    c:\downloads\updatewin.exe
  4. Scroll down to the bottom of the scan result and press the Fix button. FreeFixer will now delete the updatewin.exe file.
    Screenshot of Fix button
  5. Restart your computer.
  6. Start FreeFixer and scan your computer again. If updatewin.exe still remains in the scan result, proceed with the next step. If updatewin.exe is gone from the scan result you're done.
  7. If updatewin.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 updatewin.exe no longer appear in the scan result.
Please select the option that best describe your thoughts on the removal instructions given above








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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD5e3083483121cd288264f8c5624fb2cd1
SHA256114ccacb7ca57c01f3540611fdf49e68416544da8d8077f5896434a4b71b01dd

Error Messages

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

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

updatewin.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.

updatewin.exe has stopped working.

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

updatewin.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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