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fhc_identification.exe

The executable fhc_identification.exe, “Family History Center Identification Tool” has been detected as malware by 7 anti-virus scanners. While running, it connects to the Internet address familysearch.org on port 443.
Description:
Family History Center Identification Tool

Version:
2.0.0.0

MD5:
d83480007ce2d33f8102f05447d636d5

SHA-1:
158902c920520709da83957dad36a8d86d4955af

SHA-256:
ffcccb942db0a84f6b33fc7703c49d16234e8526fc13e6037bdbb4a5d8d8f366

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/16/2024 10:27:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Agent.1344000.8
8.3.2.2

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160228

Bkav FE
W32.HfsAtSTIL
1.3.0.7383

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader11.28187
9.0.1.059

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Agent
t3scan.1.9.5.0

McAfee
Artemis!D83480007CE2
5600.6476

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

File size:
1.3 MB (1,344,000 bytes)

Product version:
3.3.12.0

Copyright:
FamilySearch

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/5/2015 1:53:20 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:btb20pkaCqT5TBWgNQ7a6pOYFlcG3vAlgdYK3XzD6A:YVg5tQ7amtDjAlcZH5

Entry address:
0x25F74

Entry point:
E8, 6A, CE, 00, 00, E9, 7F, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, 57, 56, 8B, 74, 24, 10, 8B, 4C, 24, 14, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, 68, 03, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 01, 73, 07, F3, A4, E9, 17, 03, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 82, CE, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C7, 33, C6, A9, 0F, 00, 00, 00, 75, 0E, 0F, BA, 25, 70, A3, 4B, 00, 01, 0F, 82, DA, 04, 00, 00, 0F, BA, 25, 58, 01, 4C, 00, 00, 0F, 83, A7, 01, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 0F, 85, B8, 01, 00, 00, F7, C6, 03, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.2513

Code size:
557.5 KB (570,880 bytes)

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

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to familysearch.org  (204.9.224.11:443)

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