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halsetup.exe

The executable halsetup.exe has been detected as malware by 4 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from demo.ovh.net.
MD5:
5b6f6f8d33d024c0b9e9be630f0c7bc8

SHA-1:
1a7955cfdac06fd797b9ab8911426381caa94064

SHA-256:
b0c9ad20d6bf43d932195c8f4363b51b5a55c128b980f5e9b2bba62681c5c137

Scanner detections:
4 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/28/2024 9:36:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
160518-2

Dr.Web
Trojan.DnsChange.4967
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
multiple threats
8.0.319.0

McAfee
Trojan.Artemis!5B6F6F8D33D0
18.0.204.0

File size:
278.5 KB (285,190 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 1:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:qe34luboue7WWXqSrs0U+DQsXXHum37PU/JS75+ZPPfnE2Qyn2o:P7eDu0UfJm7MJSF+ZPPfnEUn9

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 60, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 18, EC, 42, 00, E8, F1, 2B, 00, 00, A3, 64, EB, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 98, 8F, 42, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, 54, 91, 40, 00, 68, 60, E3, 42, 00, E8, A4, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, AC, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 40, 43, 00, 50, 57, E8, 92, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

The file halsetup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://demo.ovh.net/download/.../HalSetup.exe

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