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aeria_ignite_install.exe

Aeria Ignite

Aeria Games & Entertainment

The executable aeria_ignite_install.exe, “Installer package for Aeria Ignite.” has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup and installation application, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.aeriagames.com.
Publisher:
Aeria Games & Entertainment

Product:
Aeria Ignite

Description:
Installer package for Aeria Ignite.

Version:
1.13.3296

MD5:
129de0b0731d4b79609ffdf10b5b2d52

SHA-1:
42643638127ceff57bfa3344bf929057138df724

SHA-256:
f4c00d84af4f40648f982c4a22ace6e75ce80c70c44103609bfe65b8578adf75

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 8:29:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160414-2

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4591

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.1737.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
19.05.2016 01:04:49

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
49578

File size:
3.4 MB (3,611,296 bytes)

Product version:
1.13.3296

Copyright:
Copyright (C) Aeria Games & Entertainment

Original file name:
AIInstaller.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\aeria_ignite_install.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/2/2012 10:30:39 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:+AGku/J5dhv1Mpy55JZBDRisDz1Kp6vZJ:bep551NrDzU0vZJ

Entry address:
0x2DB2E

Entry point:
03, D7, 69, E9, A4, 3B, F6, 0C, 88, F1, 49, 8D, 0D, C7, 9E, 24, 9D, 84, CD, 8A, D3, 72, 06, 0F, B7, D3, C6, C7, 8A, 2D, 7D, 9E, 00, 00, 80, E1, 6C, 86, F7, 87, CA, 0F, B7, C7, 85, F3, 69, DE, AB, E8, D5, 33, 0F, BF, D2, 88, F5, 86, FE, 43, 88, D6, E8, C4, 00, 00, 00, 81, FB, 75, 10, 00, 00, 75, 08, 0A, E5, 0F, BE, C3, F6, C0, 33, 8A, DF, 0F, BF, D1, F3, 3A, F4, 81, FD, 04, 1C, 00, 00, 30, EB, 88, D6, 69, D0, FD, 66, 7C, 25, 87, D2, 87, CF, 70, 07, F7, C2, D7, 43, 76, F6, F2, BE, F0, 03, 00, 00, 85, D9, 71...
 
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Code size:
252 KB (258,048 bytes)

The file aeria_ignite_install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download.aeriagames.com/files/games/aeria_ignite/.../aeria_ignite_install.exe

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