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installer.exe

The executable installer.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. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.hosttowerbest.com.
MD5:
8969b501044280bcc7e5a0f4bc799740

SHA-1:
ed811a9ab74adbb226d02314201d20085ffea7b7

SHA-256:
cfa465ccf7d70d36337f145024b68af9d16ef1c9c1abf7498d322c8f98d9ff1d

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/6/2024 11:28:18 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Sality
160118-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4489

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.5033.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
46800

File size:
779.9 KB (798,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/6/2009 5:50:52 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:gcMDQgsNN8DOm7dcS7NsiyLlg1P9/LmaZF:RC5stWr7NI+/Lb

Entry address:
0x30FA

Entry point:
F2, F7, C3, C6, 51, 78, 4B, F6, C4, 25, C7, C3, FF, AC, 0E, 61, 57, 55, 71, 05, 29, D8, F3, B0, 28, 8D, 15, 83, 94, D6, C1, FF, C1, E8, 63, 00, 00, 00, 69, C0, 4C, BD, D0, 6E, 3D, AE, FF, 3A, C3, 86, C5, C7, C2, 87, 48, AC, 83, 2A, F7, 8A, CB, 89, D2, 89, EB, 12, C9, 8D, 0D, 34, F8, 08, 38, 88, DF, 8D, 10, C6, C7, F2, F3, 0F, B6, CC, 88, E3, 0F, BF, F9, 8B, EA, FE, CF, 8D, 1D, 92, 80, 89, AC, F6, C6, 36, EB, 0D, 69, FE, 72, 71, 04, 36, 69, DD, 2C, 53, 95, A2, F2, 8B, C5, B5, 47, 8B, DF, 85, DF, 71, 05, BB...
 
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Entropy:
7.9857  (probably packed)

Code size:
23.5 KB (24,064 bytes)

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

http://www.hosttowerbest.com/.../installer.exe

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