download.exe

The application download.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. The file has been seen being downloaded from a.gamessunforall.net.
MD5:
549167fbee7b461bd45f0125f3fb37a9

SHA-1:
fc30911c4ac8eb0d885660051e99a6c407f45d8d

SHA-256:
8e80e7babb5499bdd94b5ddfd0429d1ffa7da0f5bc56ccd4cec8bab473df6877

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 2:49:48 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Optional.PCUtilities (M)
16.2.7.22

File size:
283 KB (289,792 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\ProgramData\{98c6452f-baf3-84e5-98c6-6452fbaf14be}\download.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/27/2013 10:33:05 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:LPpJHij5eJniL5YUtdY9e7l/obAZURsfYI:bpJHiNew5Zw9e7l/oGQI

Entry address:
0x641A

Entry point:
E8, 0D, 12, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, E0, 60, 42, 00, E8, 20, 17, 00, 00, E8, DA, 13, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A0, 11, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, D3, 06, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.5259

Code size:
45.5 KB (46,592 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Bidaily Synchronize Task[973b]

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 9:18 AM)


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

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