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admin.exe

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The executable admin.exe has been detected as malware by 4 anti-virus scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘System32’.
Publisher:
Folder

Product:
Folder

Version:
1.00

MD5:
7d514a4846a3de71c3e6501bedf38372

SHA-1:
fbf49689f4e8137d5b77a83fa59ca58b9311ce55

SHA-256:
0220d565b46580df3cadc195fc0a1e9d5ae79859f819d92dbcba7388a349b3b2

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/1/2025 7:59:29 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Win.Trojan.Scar-878
0.98/23209

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader5.58335
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/AutoRun.VB.ATP worm
6.3.12010.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Scar
15.0.2.529

File size:
1.4 MB (1,495,552 bytes)

Product version:
1.00

Original file name:
APS.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\admin.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
9/21/2011 9:43:08 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1830

Entry point:
68, E4, 7C, 40, 00, E8, EE, FF, FF, FF, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 30, 00, 00, 00, 38, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 1E, 30, 7D, 68, D2, 1B, 7D, 44, B9, 03, D2, 1C, 94, 93, 40, 3B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 01, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 59, 50, 53, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, CC, 31, 00, 03, 94, 1C, 0F, 94, 61, 37, EB, 43, 83, 22, 85, 37, 9B, 6A, F1, B7, 88, 6E, DD, 5E, 6A, D8, 5A, 42, 8A, 9C, 8E, 0B, B4, 9D, 4B, C0, 3A, 4F, AD, 33, 99, 66, CF, 11, B7, 0C, 00, AA, 00, 60, D3, 93, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.2067

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual Basic v5.0/v6.0

Code size:
56 KB (57,344 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
System32

Command:
C:\ProgramData\admin.exe


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