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ground.exe

The executable ground.exe has been detected as malware by 38 anti-virus scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from download.microsoft.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
b0810cee39f6fbffd6974c746de23ec6

SHA-1:
9398ac7fbfd4e8e840fac8ea18e0a39f1ce5bce4

SHA-256:
25df525ca0b5181fac6fb8e6e393ba8b1b18a0687a0c0daa35273fce1ee981fe

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 3:54:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Worm.Generic.377772
367

Agnitum Outpost
Worm.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.Gen
2015.12.01

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Tapin
8.3.2.4

Arcabit
Worm.Generic.D5C3AC
1.0.0.627

avast!
Win32:Agent-AODJ [Trj]
2014.9-160202

AVG
Worm/Delf
2017.0.2845

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Renamer
4.0.3.1622

Bitdefender
Worm.Generic.377772
1.0.20.165

Clam AntiVirus
WIN.Virus.Gnamer
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Delf.NRJ
23683

Dr.Web
Trojan.Inject1.28681
9.0.1.033

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Worm.Generic.377772
8.16.02.02.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Delf.NRJ
10.12646

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Renamer.BQT!tr
2/2/2016

F-Prot
W32/Renamer.A.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Worm.Generic.377772
11.2016-02-02_3

G Data
Worm.Generic.377772
16.2.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Renamer
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.212.18003

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Renamer
14.0.0.722

Malwarebytes
Trojan.Renamer.DF
v2016.02.02.12

McAfee
W32/Gnamer
5600.6501

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Grenam.A
1.1.12300.0

MicroWorld eScan
Worm.Generic.377772
17.0.0.99

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Renamer.lnwkz
0.30.26.4751

nProtect
Trojan/W32.Agent.534016.BS
15.11.30.01

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
16.02.02.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.Radar05.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Quick Heal
W32.Grenam.A
2.16.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Renamer.g!1609026 [F]
23.00.65.16131

Sophos
Troj/Zbot-IQS
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Grenam.A
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_AGENT_005249.TOMB
7.2.33

Trend Micro
TROJ_AGENT_005249.TOMB
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
Worm.Delf
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Grenam.a
45520

Zillya! Antivirus
Worm.Delf.Win32.2025
2.0.0.2538

File size:
521.5 KB (534,016 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\ground.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/21/1996 9:39:01 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:YrMIztyCK5x8CBmn+RrNbEyWYa0Ie1vUxjVB:iZyCA8CBmn+RrNj9ay5GB

Entry address:
0x72814

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, F0, 53, B8, 14, 0E, 47, 00, E8, 43, 4A, F9, FF, 8B, 1D, 30, 53, 47, 00, 8B, 03, E8, 06, 60, FE, FF, 8B, 03, C6, 40, 5B, 00, 8B, 03, B2, 01, E8, 3B, 7D, FE, FF, 8B, 0D, 5C, 52, 47, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, E0, 0A, 47, 00, E8, FC, 5F, FE, FF, 8B, 0D, 68, 53, 47, 00, 8B, 03, 8B, 15, 90, 05, 47, 00, E8, E9, 5F, FE, FF, 8B, 03, E8, 62, 60, FE, FF, 5B, E8, C0, 28, F9, FF, F7, D1, 90, 66, 81, 92, 00, CA, 48, 00, B4, DF, 49, 48, 09, C8, EB, 2A, 00, 00, 00, 09, 21, C5, 11, C3, 00, 00, 9F, F6, 02, 73...
 
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Entropy:
6.5883

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
451 KB (461,824 bytes)

The file ground.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 10 URLs.

http://download.microsoft.com/download/e/a/9/.../ExcelViewer.exe

https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/4/9/.../AccessDeveloperExtensions.exe

https://download.microsoft.com/download/b/7/e/.../excel2007-kb946974-fullfile-x86-glb.exe

https://download.microsoft.com/download/d/d/8/.../word2007-kb950113-fullfile-x86-glb.exe

http://care.dlservice.microsoft.com/dl/download/office2010/2/4/7/.../ProfessionalPlus.exe

temp:mythXuha.exe

http://arconquer.download.99.com/torrent/.../Arabic_Conquer_v1690.exe.torrent

https://download.microsoft.com/download/a/3/7/.../wordview_ar-sa.exe

http://download.microsoft.com/download/4/0/A/.../officesuite2010sp1-kb2460049-x86-fullfile-en-us.exe

http://download.microsoft.com/download/8/c/8/.../office2007b2tr-kb000000-fullfile-fr-fr.exe

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