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hao123.exe

Visual Tools

The application hao123.exe by Visual Tools has been detected as adware by 11 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. This will display context specific advertisements in the browser as well as attempt to modify the browser's search provider. It is also typically executed from the user's temporary directory. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.2ndrequest.me and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
Visual Tools  (signed and verified)

MD5:
4ee888a69efbe1f2f5f6ae9b123bfe1b

SHA-1:
dfdd321cc2230f783b558f2a20d9ab319e844cc7

SHA-256:
433ada297f47c8799128431190a6ab575b6a5e5259db195597d345934633bd9f

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Adware

Analysis date:
12/4/2024 8:02:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clodf40.Trojan
1.3.0.4613

ESET NOD32
Win32/Toolbar.Babylon (variant)
7.9190

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.174.10588

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Babylon
v2013.12.20.05

McAfee
Artemis!4EE888A69EFB
5600.7275

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Babylon.craswq
0.28.0.57029

Reason Heuristics
PUP.VisualTools.G
14.8.7.21

Sophos
Mal/FakeAV-OY
4.96

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1105
7.2.354

VIPRE Antivirus
Babylon
24556

XVirus List
Win32.Detected
2.8.7

File size:
313 KB (320,496 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\hao123.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Visual Tools

Authority:
Thawte, Inc.

Valid from:
1/9/2013 9:00:00 PM

Valid to:
1/10/2015 8:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN=Visual Tools, O=Visual Tools, L=Belgrade, S=Serbia, C=RS

Issuer:
CN=Thawte Code Signing CA - G2, O="Thawte, Inc.", C=US

Serial number:
789958B0264F06055619270074AFA61F

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/21/2013 8:43:16 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:gdz+rYeKrpWzRWBEQDLvzoJ5hju4Oxvdy/770gXCxQBjWbpemCcfpL:gAke83r+buRvdAHwBCYpL

Entry address:
0x15A7

Entry point:
55, 8D, AC, 24, 40, F6, FF, FF, 81, EC, 3C, 0A, 00, 00, A1, 00, 50, 40, 00, 33, C5, 89, 85, BC, 09, 00, 00, 53, 56, 33, DB, 57, 8D, 75, 88, 88, 5D, 87, C6, 45, 86, 01, E8, AD, 05, 00, 00, 53, 89, 9D, DC, 01, 00, 00, 89, 9D, E0, 01, 00, 00, 89, 9D, E4, 01, 00, 00, C7, 85, E8, 01, 00, 00, 03, 00, 00, 00, FF, 55, C4, 89, 85, D8, 01, 00, 00, 8B, C6, E8, FD, F9, FF, FF, 3B, C3, 0F, 85, 0A, 01, 00, 00, 8D, 85, EC, 01, 00, 00, 50, 8B, FE, E8, 35, FF, FF, FF, 8B, F8, 3B, FB, 0F, 85, C0, 00, 00, 00, 33, FF, 66, 39...
 
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Code size:
11.5 KB (11,776 bytes)

The file hao123.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 4 URLs.

http://www.2ndrequest.me/.../310714_h.exe

http://www.hakoonportal.net/.../240714_h.exe

http://www.wikizu.net/.../300614_h.exe

http://www.hakoonportal.net/.../310714_h.exe

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