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af_cleaner.exe

The executable af_cleaner.exe has been detected as malware by 40 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file is most likely infected with the Neshta virus, a Russian virus that gathers system information and send it to a remote command and cotrol server. The file has been seen being downloaded from fixpcdllexe.com.
MD5:
d320a0357bd5c77cc0a6aa5b5f9ffb19

SHA-1:
c1e8b4e4802101c4992c3bcc4e39bec68c01ff06

SHA-256:
76609b8a979d6a4b56a2fe54f70bf83a4fb5c4da9afdfba1e758111e63d9f9e6

Scanner detections:
40 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2025 8:32:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Neshta.A
5627563

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Neshta.A
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Neshta
2015.06.03

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.A
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Apanas [Trj]
150525-2

AVG
Worm/Delf.FF
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.$a
4.0.3.1562

Bitdefender
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.20.765

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.6379

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Neshuta.A
0.98/20540

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
22316

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLP.Neshta
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta.A virus
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
6/2/2015

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
5.14.151

G Data
Win32.Neshta
15.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Neshta
t3scan.1.9.3.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.204.16114

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Neshta
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Virus.W32/HLLP.41472.e
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.199.1463.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
16.0.0.459

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.cdby
0.30.24.1636

Norman
Win32.Neshta.A
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
15.06.02.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
15.06.02.03

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.C8
6.15.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.6.2.15

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Netsha.a!411233
23.00.65.15531

Sophos
Virus 'W32/Bloat-A'
5.14

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_NESHTA.A
7.2.153

Trend Micro
PE_NESHTA.A
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4276445
40552

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Neshta.Win32.1
2.0.0.2201

File size:
2.5 MB (2,602,176 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 1:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:PAoObQXINJlljXhkgEDFPWUf6k5xhbGQYb7ZZcZ:mbQuJLdkBD9WUfhHb9u7Zy

Entry address:
0x80E4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, B8, 54, 80, 40, 00, E8, 12, BE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 20, 82, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B8, A8, 91, 40, 00, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, BA, 0B, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5C, EF, FF, FF, B8, B4, 91, 40, 00, B9, 09, 00, 00, 00, BA, 09, 00, 00, 00, E8, 48, EF, FF, FF, B8, C0, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 34, EF, FF, FF, B8, DC, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 20, EF, FF, FF, A1, 10, 92, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.9624

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

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

http://fixpcdllexe.com/.../download-install1.php

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