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desktop.exe

The executable desktop.exe has been detected as malware by 6 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.gemtree.com.
MD5:
9fff4a00c8bfbc2d4d7d75268337389b

SHA-1:
f67e70b84b29b9bf256c5fdd7d8462d2530deaa5

SHA-256:
9e17733d9a3a695840d99a407c2d77c20e8188b8b9899961baa56abcc597d1d3

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 6:47:01 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Quolko
160215-2

AVG
Win32/Ramnit.A
2015.0.4530

Dr.Web
Win32.Rmnet.56
9.0.1.05190

F-Prot
W32/Ramnit.B
4.6.5.141

McAfee
Virus.W32/Ramnit.a
18.0.204.0

Norman
Win32.Ramnit
17.02.2016 05:18:35

File size:
1.3 MB (1,363,968 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\desktop.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/25/2002 1:36:52 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:8CZiCPyV/Lu77zkk2IDFG4ACLZL9Fh6LtNkjOQbbXHwM/b25QGE3zJUuEZZf5nYE:8CsCPKKXv/bGQGE3FUTf32suLgW

Entry address:
0x140000

Code size:
200 KB (204,800 bytes)

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

http://www.gemtree.com/.../desktop.exe

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