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Helper.exe

InstallShield

Macrovision Corporation

The executable Helper.exe, “InstallShield .NET Framework 3.5 Redistributable Helper” has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus scanners. 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 saturn.installshield.com.
Publisher:
Macrovision Corporation

Product:
InstallShield

Description:
InstallShield .NET Framework 3.5 Redistributable Helper

Version:
14.0.162

MD5:
7194e1a8376154b5491a769be6c005c7

SHA-1:
09b622bdc8775709c63678ff6ebab33aa18ff03b

SHA-256:
6b36342a8bb76f13f986d33945c7f29b193aa1f19045ba836e3abf08d45253d6

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 5:40:40 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
8.0.319.0

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
1.217.516.0

File size:
197.5 KB (202,200 bytes)

Product version:
14.0

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2007 Macrovision Corporation

Original file name:
Helper.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\helper.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/13/2007 5:20:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:nf14cTOACcNNRM3IDcjm9JaNiqkWvGMs0pAmpzTX/ne:nf1dTOADMYlDaNiqkW9AmpPm

Entry address:
0xD424

Entry point:
85, D8, 0F, B7, DD, 4A, 3A, E4, 00, CB, 33, DF, 20, D4, 81, C3, 4A, 95, 7F, D6, F7, C2, 4F, 3F, C3, E0, 0D, E2, 7D, DC, E2, 0F, AF, D0, BE, 7B, BF, 2F, 16, 81, FD, EE, 8D, 00, 00, 4F, 0F, AF, F1, 31, D5, 80, F5, 24, 73, 07, 0F, AF, D5, 31, C9, 11, C2, 80, DF, 03, E8, 2C, 00, 00, 00, 87, CD, B3, 5B, F3, 03, EF, 87, C9, 22, CC, C6, C6, 4E, BF, 56, 4D, DC, B5, 0F, AF, ED, F2, 52, 88, CE, 5B, 0F, B7, EE, 13, EA, 0F, AF, EB, 8B, D6, FE, C5, 03, C3, F6, C1, B2, 86, E3, 85, CA, 8B, FF, 8B, FD, 42, 69, FA, 5D, 75...
 
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Entropy:
6.9367

Code size:
84 KB (86,016 bytes)

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

http://saturn.installshield.com/devstudio/setuprequirements/Microsoft .net/.../Helper.exe

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