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axysnake.exe

The executable axysnake.exe, “AxySnake Setup ” has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, 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 www.axysoft.com.
Description:
AxySnake Setup

MD5:
9ace8bd115fbca9afdd64870d1c9e46e

SHA-1:
9c704281b2b8510b7eeea78d81df3c46ce89a871

SHA-256:
fe7ba45ab9aba656d0251f404b85635fa101359ce6612bc59045d853605b0b38

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 10:44:55 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160503-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4568

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
9.0.0.4157

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.E.gen
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.96

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.221.508.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
19.05.2016 05:17:13

File size:
4.5 MB (4,724,468 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright © 2001-2007 AxySoft, Vladimir Savin.

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

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

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

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:aCBai0jDE0owaPDasIpGwTZwnCfhJ/OgmWC7zHRDSrsKl4k2upobo:9BN0jdD6+pGw1wqho7hDRFk2uio

Entry address:
0x98D8

Entry point:
03, D1, 87, FD, B2, C0, B1, 81, 86, CD, 81, C2, 7B, F6, 77, B6, 18, E6, FF, C5, C7, C0, 16, C0, 02, C9, FF, C6, 81, FB, 09, AC, 00, 00, 69, E8, 1A, 30, C6, 92, 03, C6, 0A, EE, F2, F2, C7, C2, D5, 92, D3, 38, 15, 96, E0, 24, 80, B5, F0, F7, C2, FE, DC, 97, D0, E8, 18, 00, 00, 00, 2A, E4, F2, 69, F7, AC, 76, C2, FA, FF, C7, 12, C0, C7, C7, 7D, 0D, CE, 16, 80, E4, 62, 3B, DB, 59, 72, 04, FF, C7, 8B, D1, 77, 0F, 81, DF, A1, D3, 05, 9D, 81, DF, 13, 35, 3D, 90, 80, EC, 12, 0F, AF, EE, 47, B6, 2B, 73, 05, 2A, F2...
 
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Entropy:
7.9988  (probably packed)

Code size:
36 KB (36,864 bytes)

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

http://www.axysoft.com/.../AxySnake.exe

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