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gg-install.exe

The executable gg-install.exe has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from im-updates.gg.pl.
MD5:
7a38b4408dc1876613029d5b55d3e24b

SHA-1:
612f8301c046a42451643873013a6690d11b9586

SHA-256:
6d36d1fd46a96760fef367ed8b5be0a54447667d4afc643f5e6d451111afba23

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
1/13/2025 10:36:20 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160327-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4530

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.21

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.217.970.0

File size:
463.4 KB (474,472 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\gg-install.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/10/2010 2:19:38 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:0zQL5M4FBC181FQaQOah87MkgBbS33dVWu76FxsV3B01vTyHJV:0zQtMexcaQ67MkC43V76/BGHn

Entry address:
0x3415

Entry point:
70, 03, 80, FF, B1, 57, 52, FE, CE, C6, C1, A1, 8A, F2, F3, F2, 89, C5, 8D, 05, FA, 2A, 1B, 93, 13, FA, 71, 06, F7, C0, 8A, D7, A3, 16, 87, ED, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 58, 85, D0, 4E, 0F, AF, CF, 81, F9, 26, B2, 00, 00, 70, 06, 29, D2, F2, C6, C3, 5F, 08, CA, B6, D0, 8D, 2D, 70, 94, 9E, 4F, 38, C1, C7, C6, 63, D6, 7F, AE, 0F, AF, F1, 8A, F8, 8D, 0D, C7, B6, 12, 51, 2B, DD, 8D, 0D, 13, 42, CE, 6A, BE, 00, 00, 00, 00, 87, ED, 0B, F2, 0F, BE, E8, 87, E9, 89, FB, 8B, D6, 8A, C8, F7, C5, BE, 25, 94, 7D, 0F, AF, CF...
 
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Code size:
26 KB (26,624 bytes)

The file gg-install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://im-updates.gg.pl/static/.../gg-install.exe

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