What is AutoUpdate.exe?

AutoUpdate.exe is part of AutoUpdate Application according to the AutoUpdate.exe version information.

AutoUpdate.exe's description is "AutoUpdate Application"

AutoUpdate.exe is digitally signed by Quark Software Inc..

AutoUpdate.exe is usually located in the 'C:\Program Files\Quark\Quark Update\' folder.

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

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Vendor and version information [?]

The following is the available information on AutoUpdate.exe:

PropertyValue
Product nameAutoUpdate Application
File descriptionAutoUpdate Application
Internal nameAutoUpdate
Original filenameAutoUpdate.exe
Legal copyright2018 Quark Software Inc. All rights reserved.
Product version2,1,0,0
File version2,1,0,0

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

Product nameAutoUpdate Application
File descriptionAutoUpdate Application
Internal nameAutoUpdate
Original filenameAutoUpdate.exe
Legal copyright2018 Quark Software Inc. All rights ..
Product version2,1,0,0
File version2,1,0,0

Digital signatures [?]

AutoUpdate.exe has a valid digital signature.

PropertyValue
Signer nameQuark Software Inc.
Certificate issuer nameGo Daddy Secure Certificate Authority - G2
Certificate serial number7fd13018dff2c220

VirusTotal report

None of the 68 anti-virus programs at VirusTotal detected the AutoUpdate.exe file.

None of the 68 anti-virus programs detected the AutoUpdate.exe file.

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": 1566139985.3281,
        "ppid": 376
    }
]

Signatures

[
    {
        "markcount": 1,
        "families": [],
        "description": "This executable has a PDB path",
        "severity": 1,
        "marks": [
            {
                "category": "pdb_path",
                "ioc": "C:\\VSTS_Code\\AutoUpdate\\Win\\AutoUpdate\\Release\\x64\\AutoUpdate.pdb",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "has_pdb"
    },
    {
        "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": ".gfids",
                "type": "ioc",
                "description": null
            }
        ],
        "references": [],
        "name": "pe_features"
    }
]

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": 6.220428943634,
            "dport": 137,
            "sport": 137
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4434,
            "time": 6.1774260997772,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 51001
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 4762,
            "time": 4.1600260734558,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53595
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5090,
            "time": 6.1887259483337,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 53848
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5418,
            "time": 4.6590881347656,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 54255
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "224.0.0.252",
            "offset": 5746,
            "time": 3.0556180477142,
            "dport": 5355,
            "sport": 55314
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 6074,
            "time": 4.6744909286499,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 1900
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 14756,
            "time": 4.1785719394684,
            "dport": 3702,
            "sport": 49152
        },
        {
            "src": "192.168.56.101",
            "dst": "239.255.255.250",
            "offset": 18948,
            "time": 6.2502620220184,
            "dport": 1900,
            "sport": 53598
        }
    ],
    "dns_servers": [],
    "http": [],
    "icmp": [],
    "smtp": [],
    "tcp": [],
    "smtp_ex": [],
    "mitm": [],
    "hosts": [],
    "pcap_sha256": "607a4dfbdc56c69aacd5097856f3397166ba208aa8eba55d4b93a076b336297d",
    "dns": [],
    "http_ex": [],
    "domains": [],
    "dead_hosts": [],
    "sorted_pcap_sha256": "2df5275ae3d98950a45cef63438cfdb6b5f361e9acd6eb236fc134bed3a2625a",
    "irc": [],
    "https_ex": []
}

Screenshots

Screenshot from the sandboxScreenshot from the sandbox

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Hashes [?]

PropertyValue
MD58fc85a454824f5297c5dfaecedff390f
SHA25660d4a43b53ca1a689bb46f800d6110ce3084575cef087e260c9b3a903d634819

Error Messages

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

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

autoupdate.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.

AutoUpdate Application has stopped working.

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

autoupdate.exe is not a valid Win32 application.

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

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