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host-mon.exe

This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.majorgeeks.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
ba5b6f9bdb5ac6f8ae2bcf4f073b0c74

SHA-1:
21432c4f3169d3f57b9448a0189cc3f6033f988a

SHA-256:
3f4309a5b6e3df85a76f4e5b7ba468bbc0944679360ca4d266e1573c4b66a0a1

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Inconclusive  (not enough data for an accurate detection)

Analysis date:
2/26/2025 9:38:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Dr.Web
WIN.WORM.Virus
9.0.1.0229

File size:
18.5 MB (19,429,142 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\host-mon.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/28/2011 9:04:29 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:FzJIsJiikY/9coQjWhZ5K+hkfB4n2uAuBNxYxq72l3u762:FzJniinFJQjAK+hMen2XqNx+q7+3up

Entry address:
0xB480

Entry point:
E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, D5, 2D, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, F3, A0, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 1C, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 1C, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, 1C, A6, FF, FF, C3, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 1C, 56, 33, F6, 56, 56, 56, 56, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 15, 48, 32, 41, 00, 85, C0, 74, 21, 56, 56, 56, 8D, 45, E4, 50, FF, 15, 4C, 32, 41, 00, 8D, 45, E4...
 
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Entropy:
7.9995  (probably packed)

Code size:
70.5 KB (72,192 bytes)

The file host-mon.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://www.majorgeeks.com/index.php?ct=files&action=download&

http://www.ks-soft.net/.../host-mon.exe

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