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aim.exe

AIM for Windows

AOL Inc.

The executable aim.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 ‘AIM for Windows’.
Publisher:
AOL Inc.  (signed and verified)

Product:
AIM for Windows

Version:
8.0.7.1

MD5:
cca7afd329a84b5a3604eeb674330884

SHA-1:
cc27f05ac5012692f629de8957515936e146b71d

SHA-256:
0e3734a16bbfaef77d33d83aab18aaaf5d531ff2573f35643306d66622b54f4f

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 7:37:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Pioneer-C
160801-0

AVG
Win32/Floxif.A
2013.0.4447

ESET NOD32
Win32/Floxif.H virus
6.3

F-Prot
W32/Floxif.B
4.6.5.141

File size:
1.1 MB (1,153,423 bytes)

Product version:
8.0.7.1

Copyright:
Copyright 2013 AOL Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Original file name:
aim.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\aol\aim\aim.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
AOL Inc.

Authority:
Entrust, Inc.

Valid from:
1/21/2014 8:33:54 PM

Valid to:
1/18/2017 6:46:48 AM

Subject:
CN=AOL Inc., OU=AIM, O=AOL Inc., L=New York, S=New York, C=US

Issuer:
CN=Entrust Code Signing Certification Authority - L1D, OU="(c) 2009 Entrust, Inc.", OU=www.entrust.net/rpa is incorporated by reference, O="Entrust, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
4C1768C9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/5/2014 3:46:17 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:L3DNJtuo3Da1bx1fTh+W3cWJYWacPvKqhNwTRbGGxJ0BtrEH7f:/N3uo3Dad7r9IcPvphNwTRCBY

Entry address:
0xA2668

Entry point:
E9, EE, 4D, F8, FF, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 5D, E9, 0B, 03, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, 75, 14, 57, 33, FF, 3B, F7, 75, 04, 33, C0, EB, 65, 39, 7D, 08, 75, 1B, E8, 18, 60, 00, 00, 6A, 16, 5E, 89, 30, 57, 57, 57, 57, 57, E8, 9D, 02, 00, 00, 83, C4, 14, 8B, C6, EB, 45, 39, 7D, 10, 74, 16, 39, 75, 0C, 72, 11, 56, FF, 75, 10, FF, 75, 08, E8, D9, 1D, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, EB, C1, FF, 75, 0C, 57, FF, 75, 08, E8, 48, 03, 00, 00, 83, C4, 0C, 39, 7D, 10, 74, B6, 39, 75, 0C, 73, 0E, E8, C9, 5F...
 
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Entropy:
6.9336

Packer / compiler:
Xtreme-Protector v1.05

Code size:
776 KB (794,624 bytes)

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

Name:
AIM for Windows

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\aol\aim\aim.exe"


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