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generator.exe

Setup Factory Runtime

The executable generator.exe, “Setup Application” has been detected as malware by 21 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Setup Factory installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from vlcplayerdownload.com and multiple other hosts.
Product:
Setup Factory Runtime

Description:
Setup Application

Version:
9.0.4.0

MD5:
3fb730fe90f11402cfbc197a72ea235b

SHA-1:
c66d5c40a4aa4905004c7d5369e5f0372dd7b2c9

SHA-256:
55961ca9f6d4c949c8f69fe903725d441ddbae169c501c099922dba3a460f4f1

Scanner detections:
21 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
1/12/2025 8:52:41 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

AhnLab V3 Security
Downloader/Win32.Genome
2012.08.04

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dldr.Megone.czkb
7.11.38.196

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-160108

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
13137

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Crypt!IK
8.16.01.08.01

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Genome.CZKB!tr.dldr
1/8/2016

G Data
Win32:Malware-gen
16.1.22

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Crypt
t3scan.1.1.122.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan-Downloader
13.145.7426

Kaspersky
Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Genome
14.0.0.847

McAfee
Artemis!3FB730FE90F1
5600.6526

Microsoft Security Essentials
Trojan:Win32/Sisproc
1.163.1557.0

Norman
W32/Troj_Generic.AWSIE
11.20160108

Panda Antivirus
Trj/CI.A
16.01.08.01

Quick Heal
TrojanDownloader.Genome.czkb
1.16.12.00

Sophos
Mal/Generic-L
4.79

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.RC1C8D5
7.2.8

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.RC1C8D5
10.465.08

Vba32 AntiVirus
TrojanDownloader.Genome.czkb
3.12.18.2

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
12478

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.A.Downloader.1778568
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
1.7 MB (1,778,568 bytes)

Product version:
9.0.4.0

Copyright:
Setup Engine Copyright © 2004-2012 Indigo Rose Corporation

Trademarks:
Setup Factory is a trademark of Indigo Rose Corporation.

Original file name:
suf_launch.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Setup Factory

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\generator.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/16/2011 9:06:40 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:fsY+7u5ZCn0kDb14A9hCk0ydWexd6uIcc6:LVffkDbJ9Dld6uxc6

Entry address:
0x29E1

Entry point:
E8, A6, 1D, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, 57, 33, F6, BF, C8, AB, 40, 00, 83, 3C, F5, 54, A0, 40, 00, 01, 75, 1D, 8D, 04, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 89, 38, 68, A0, 0F, 00, 00, FF, 30, 83, C7, 18, FF, 15, C0, 70, 40, 00, 85, C0, 74, 0C, 46, 83, FE, 24, 7C, D3, 33, C0, 40, 5F, 5E, C3, 83, 24, F5, 50, A0, 40, 00, 00, 33, C0, EB, F1, 8B, FF, 53, 8B, 1D, C4, 70, 40, 00, 56, BE, 50, A0, 40, 00, 57, 8B, 3E, 85, FF, 74, 13, 83, 7E, 04, 01, 74, 0D, 57, FF, D3, 57, E8, 18, FD, FF, FF, 83, 26, 00, 59, 83, C6, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.7781  (probably packed)

Code size:
22 KB (22,528 bytes)

The file generator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://vlcplayerdownload.com/download/misbl/.../setup.exe

http://205.196.121.78/m8twqcmzvypg/.../Generator.exe

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