updater.exe

  • File Path: C:\program files\Mozilla Thunderbird\updater.exe
  • Description: Thunderbird Software Updater

Hashes

Type Hash
MD5 BF0362D3182C55DB7143EFA1098CEB6D
SHA1 371640AB76D191F35F15D2EDF9B2042FC1F78CCD
SHA256 3D51D4318551A9E1AEAE088414953E6B633A09746236B8D7E001164D247FA88D
SHA384 618F0DF08358A4C2FECAF5C5118DC84D1D0A62D1D9B3A24DB7CC6EAC96DD116AAB527F1F527C29EE363FB047B1C21105
SHA512 EEC027C4D631D948C8AAD6D4E1356F0C8CA36C3FB3BE03FF254D76A31BFB41865E98C8B5A49CF713CB9D29D4E84D94E177709C9FB6AA81EE661E8209D4BEC020
SSDEEP 6144:o0ExPO9Cu/dGIemG0bhwQC++ZvJsMXEa1lBNvXqmiJg3PfcKrKywH:wpfiZhGHSa7XXrYJAdGyW

Runtime Data

Usage (stderr):

Usage: updater patch-dir install-dir apply-to-dir [wait-pid [callback-working-dir callback-path args...]]

Loaded Modules:

Path
C:\program files\Mozilla Thunderbird\updater.exe
C:\Windows\System32\ADVAPI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\GDI32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\gdi32full.dll
C:\Windows\System32\KERNEL32.DLL
C:\Windows\System32\KERNELBASE.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msvcp_win.dll
C:\Windows\System32\msvcrt.dll
C:\Windows\SYSTEM32\ntdll.dll
C:\Windows\System32\ucrtbase.dll
C:\Windows\System32\USER32.dll
C:\Windows\System32\win32u.dll

Signature

  • Status: Signature verified.
  • Serial: 0DDEB53F957337FBEAF98C4A615B149D
  • Thumbprint: 91CABEA509662626E34326687348CAF2DD3B4BBA
  • Issuer: CN=DigiCert SHA2 Assured ID Code Signing CA, OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US
  • Subject: E=”release+certificates@mozilla.com”, CN=Mozilla Corporation, OU=Firefox Engineering Operations, O=Mozilla Corporation, L=Mountain View, S=California, C=US

File Metadata

  • Original Filename: updater.exe
  • Product Name: Thunderbird
  • Company Name: Mozilla Foundation
  • File Version: 78.2.0
  • Product Version: 78.2.0
  • Language: Language Neutral
  • Legal Copyright: License: MPL 2

File Similarity (ssdeep match)

File Score
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 35
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 32
C:\program files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 38
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\updater.exe 36
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\updater.exe 94
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\updater.exe 41
C:\Program Files\Mozilla Thunderbird\updater.exe 35

Possible Misuse

The following table contains possible examples of updater.exe being misused. While updater.exe is not inherently malicious, its legitimate functionality can be abused for malicious purposes.

Source Source File Example License
sigma proc_creation_win_powersploit_empire_schtasks.yml - 'Updater' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_disable_raccine.yml - 'Raccine Rules Updater' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_gup.yml description: Detects execution of the Notepad++ updater in a suspicious directory, which is often used in DLL side-loading attacks DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_gup.yml - '\Users\\*\AppData\Local\Notepad++\updater\GUP.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_gup.yml - '\Users\\*\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\updater\GUP.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_gup.yml - '\Program Files\Notepad++\updater\GUP.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_gup.yml - '\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\updater\GUP.exe' DRL 1.0
sigma proc_creation_win_susp_gup.yml - Execution of tools named GUP.exe and located in folders different than Notepad++\updater DRL 1.0
LOLBAS Gpup.yml - 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\updater\gpup.exe '  
LOLBAS OneDriveStandaloneUpdater.yml Description: OneDrive Standalone Updater  
LOLBAS Update.yml - Link: https://www.trustwave.com/en-us/resources/blogs/spiderlabs-blog/microsoft-teams-updater-living-off-the-land/  
malware-ioc misp-kryptocibule.json "value": "%ProgramFiles(X86)%\\Adobe\\Acrobat Reader DC\\Reader\\Update\\Updater.exe", © ESET 2014-2018
malware-ioc kryptocibule .Updater (Updater.exe) © ESET 2014-2018
malware-ioc kryptocibule %ProgramFiles(X86)%\Adobe\Acrobat Reader DC\Reader\Update\Updater.exe © ESET 2014-2018
atomic-red-team T1574.001.md Upon successful execution, powershell.exe will be copied and renamed to updater.exe and load amsi.dll from a non-standard path. MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1574.001.md copy %windir%\System32\windowspowershell\v1.0\powershell.exe %APPDATA%\updater.exe MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1574.001.md %APPDATA%\updater.exe -Command exit MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
atomic-red-team T1574.001.md del %APPDATA%\updater.exe >nul 2>&1 MIT License. © 2018 Red Canary
signature-base apt_wildneutron.yar $s12 = “Intel Integrated Graphics Updater” fullword wide /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings / / score: ‘12.00’ */ CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base apt_wildneutron.yar $s5 = “Adobe Flash Plugin Updater” fullword wide /* PEStudio Blacklist: strings / / score: ‘11.00’ */ CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base crime_nkminer.yar $f = “C:\Windows\Sys64\updater.exe” wide ascii CC BY-NC 4.0
signature-base gen_rats_malwareconfig.yar $string10 = “DynDNS\Updater\config.dyndns” wide CC BY-NC 4.0
stockpile 1258b063-27d6-489b-a677-4807faacf868.yml "microsoft.tri.sensor.updater", Apache-2.0

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