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bgworker.dll

Ekaterina Afanasova

The module bgworker.dll by Ekaterina Afanasova has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory.
Publisher:
Ekaterina Afanasova  (signed and verified)

MD5:
871977ad50074f0a6f32af2bba65bb78

SHA-1:
76ddbedc4f0a6bafff471f391085a57405ee4b1a

SHA-256:
dc71978a2f1cc8ca393a88cd64c4aef20c136a84df5be11bb401cd0438782f40

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 1:36:32 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Ekaterin (M)
16.7.14.5

File size:
10.4 KB (10,672 bytes)

File type:
Dynamic link library (Win32 DLL)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\bgworker.dll

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Ekaterina Afanasova

Authority:
thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
3/11/2015 5:00:00 AM

Valid to:
3/11/2016 4:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=Ekaterina Afanasova, OU=Individual Developer, O=No Organization Affiliation, L=Moscow, S=Moscow, C=RU

Issuer:
CN=thawte SHA256 Code Signing CA, O="thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
16A83C4AE21BDCDD4E2EB299D4D5A88E

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/1/2009 11:11:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
192:D9Hsl/Mns4FdI6fW7qFOFmFJe+PjPonygue:zTd2e5PLonyle

Entry address:
0x122E

Entry point:
33, C0, 40, C2, 0C, 00, 70, 12, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, F6, 12, 00, 00, 00, 10, 00, 00, 88, 12, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 7A, 13, 00, 00, 18, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, A4, 12, 00, 00, B0, 12, 00, 00, C4, 12, 00, 00, D2, 12, 00, 00, E6, 12, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 04, 13, 00, 00, 16, 13, 00, 00, 26, 13, 00, 00, 3A, 13, 00, 00, 4E, 13, 00, 00, 5E, 13, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, B6, 03, 6C, 73, 74, 72, 63, 6D, 70, 69...
 
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Code size:
1024 Bytes (1,024 bytes)

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