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This indicates that the file belongs to Andy OS Inc or at least was intentionally signed by them.įor now, it is advised that users do not install Andy until further information is given by the Andy developers.
Why it is named GoogleUpdate is not known, but I feel it is strange. When scanning it using VirusTotal, it does not indicate that it is a miner.įurthermore, when examining the strings found in the Updater.exe Miner variant posted on Reddit, its strings indicate it is one as well. Guess what It was a file called C:Program Files (x86)Updaterupdater.exe.įor me, though, the program just generated an error when it was executed. It was using an adware bundler for its installer, which are known to sometimes perform sneaky installs of miners onto users computers without their knowledge or permission. The user also posted a YouTube video showing this behavior, which is displayed at the end of this article. This Miner would be installed as C:Program Files (x86)Updaterupdater.exe and when launched would use up the GPU on the computer. This miner reportedly will use the graphics processing unit, or GPU, on the computers graphics card in order to mine cryptocurrency. Softpedia and the Softpedia logo are registered trademarks of SoftNews NET SRL Contact.
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