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explorer.exe

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The executable explorer.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. Although this file uses the name explorer.exe, this is NOT the File Explorer program distributed with the Windows OS that is found in C:\Windows. While running, it connects to the Internet address 217-160-0-39.elastic-ssl.ui-r.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Microsoft*  (Invalid match)

Product:
Win

Version:
1.00

MD5:
66ffbe12c44b99ca09b082d7e7926243

SHA-1:
0332159de87ca1b4eca74479360e2e460ee32dc8

SHA-256:
eef8b7e3010a6bc39221ef50d0134683c205dceb4f1dcea675fcc176b4bca2f3

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 3:10:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Trojan.Agent.VB (M)
17.3.2.18

File size:
287.8 KB (294,704 bytes)

Product version:
1.00

Original file name:
Win.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\system\explorer.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/15/2011 3:01:16 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x3670

Entry point:
8D, 35, 28, 9B, 61, C4, 57, 53, 88, FB, 1B, D5, F3, FE, CC, 0F, BE, DB, 0F, AF, D3, 69, C5, BA, D9, C8, E9, 0F, BE, C3, 2B, FF, 3A, F7, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5A, 84, F0, 0F, AF, C2, 57, 52, 84, DE, C6, C5, 6E, 0F, AF, CB, 8D, 1D, 06, 77, D7, 7F, 0A, E8, 1A, E2, 0F, AF, FB, 1C, E1, F3, 89, F1, 3B, F3, 81, C6, 01, 42, 79, 22, 57, 70, 03, 0F, BF, F2, 0F, B7, C6, 8D, 2D, D9, 51, E6, 98, F2, 0F, BE, DC, 8D, 1D, 45, 3F, 01, 1D, C6, C1, 30, F2, 85, EA, 86, F8, 8D, 2D, 19, 17, 6E, 1A, FE, CF, 40, 87, FB, 87, FE, F6...
 
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Entropy:
6.9063

Code size:
172 KB (176,128 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run Once)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce

Name:
Explorer

Command:
C:\windows\system\explorer.exe ro


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 217-160-0-39.elastic-ssl.ui-r.com  (217.160.0.39:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to box361.bluehost.com  (69.89.31.161:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to 217-160-0-4.elastic-ssl.ui-r.com  (217.160.0.4:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to box383.bluehost.com  (69.89.31.183:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to web398.default-host.net  (185.104.45.67:80)

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