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kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe

The application kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 25 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The file has been seen being downloaded from fgwtma.dm2304.livefilestore.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
bdb750b846744bba6b25128074172d41

SHA-1:
a33d602510f2994fb1173d988b5d68ed89be8741

SHA-256:
4103d84309c96f271c0cf54d111b0bf34736b9761d5ef333f5e86af0e46129b0

Scanner detections:
25 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:54:14 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
775

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetize
2014.12.22

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/Adware.Gen4
7.11.197.26

avast!
NSIS:OutBrowse-E [PUP]
2014.9-141221

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3253

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
1.0.20.1775

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.7972
9.0.1.0355

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.CH
8.10912

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Amonetize
12/21/2014

F-Prot
Trojan!5d82
v6.4.7.1.166

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
14.12.24

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.188.14395

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
14.0.0.2761

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.12.21.06

McAfee
Artemis!BDB750B84674
5600.6909

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
15.0.0.1065

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Amonetize.dkinix
0.28.6.64267

Panda Antivirus
Generic Malware
14.12.21.06

Quick Heal
AdWare.OutBrowse.r5 (Not a Virus)
12.14.14.00

Sophos
Generic PUA EH
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
Suspici.15769D94
7.2.355

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.CAF89FE7
10.465.21

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
35960

File size:
1.2 MB (1,305,626 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2012 3:19:49 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:J2O/GlPFvT2nEQUbqBwPcHq7fqYmekJh03IP8snWGUeIpowxc5l:iF2nEQEqBx0fRmek7RWGluLcr

Entry address:
0xAC87

Entry point:
E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, 9F, 30, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, 8F, AB, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, 0E, B1, FF, FF, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 07, 50, FF, 15, C4, 40, 41, 00, 83, 26, 00, 83, 66, 08, 00, 83, 66, 0C, 00, 5E, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 04, 00, 75, 34, 68, F4, 44, 41, 00...
 
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Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://fgwtma.dm2304.livefilestore.com/.../kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe

https://skydrive.live.com/download?resid=A14BA83263C93E3C!3666

http://smarturl.it/windows8activatorkms

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