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hosts-auto-installer-2014-09-18.exe

The executable hosts-auto-installer-2014-09-18.exe has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 download1934.mediafire.com.
MD5:
219170a55bc88ba384e8d4304925e3f1

SHA-1:
8b26671d4a30c800d4d9f69a3b98a34dd38e805a

SHA-256:
acd623aa78a2617e10b2f0f366edaf550fb4c045e6d28fa6279001d2eb41abce

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 9:36:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160326-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4355

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

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.219.1104.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
02.04.2016 17:35:19

File size:
122.7 KB (125,614 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\hosts-auto-installer-2014-09-18.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:41 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:pLk39DhYXJu45b0gvRVjhBQ9nmSWfyVwJt9RJ:pQMkc0gXjvQ9nm/6CJtPJ

Entry address:
0x30CB

Entry point:
72, 04, B4, D8, 85, D9, 70, 05, 8B, FE, 0F, AF, C0, 74, 07, BA, 47, A0, 95, B6, 0A, CB, 21, C0, 88, ED, 81, FD, 9F, DE, 00, 00, B9, E1, E2, 7D, 07, 39, DE, 23, ED, 0F, AF, EF, 69, E9, 5A, 36, 85, 24, 88, F1, 49, 86, D2, 77, 0E, 81, DE, E9, 33, D4, 40, 35, 8A, 95, 46, CB, 80, CB, 4E, E8, 27, 00, 00, 00, 69, E8, AC, 68, 8F, 05, 39, D0, 1D, FE, 67, C9, 12, 8D, 35, 15, 21, A2, CD, FE, C5, 80, E2, 3D, 81, EB, A5, 30, FE, FF, 89, C0, 4D, 81, EB, 5D, DD, 01, 00, C6, C1, ED, 86, F0, 1A, EA, 89, E9, 05, 0A, 18, 46...
 
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Entropy:
7.6007

Code size:
22.5 KB (23,040 bytes)

The file hosts-auto-installer-2014-09-18.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://download1934.mediafire.com/7e1q1pxz70jg/.../hosts-auto-installer-2014-09-18.exe

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