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kms windows 8 activator.exe

The application kms windows 8 activator.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 29 anti-malware scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Self-extracting archive installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 rymujq.dm1.livefilestore.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
286fb16a7971a751d6966d968b0d7463

SHA-1:
58e390d489a2ae7abd449f616e00c3355aaeba91

SHA-256:
1e748cb6ab21f030ee472af44666d66abd741673cd626cde1226db8c76d5ce07

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

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

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 6:48:11 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
885

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Amonetize
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Bundler.Amonetize.12.62
7.11.170.44

avast!
Win32:Amonetize-DI [PUP]
2014.9-140902

AVG
Generic
2015.0.3363

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.Amonetize
4.0.3.1492

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
1.0.20.1225

Dr.Web
Adware.Downware.8331
9.0.1.0245

ESET NOD32
Win32/Amonetize.BN (variant)
8.10343

Fortinet FortiGate
Adware/Amonetize
9/2/2014

F-Prot
W32/Trojan3.KGW
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler
11.2014-02-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
14.9.24

IKARUS anti.virus
PUA.OutBrowse
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.183.13218

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.Amonetize
14.0.0.3310

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.Amonetize
v2014.09.02.10

McAfee
Artemis!286FB16A7971
5600.7019

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.Application.Bundler.Amonetize.12
15.0.0.735

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.Downware.degitz
0.28.2.61861

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
14.09.02.10

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/Malware.QVM06.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Sophos
Generic PUA HF
4.98

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-KD
10383

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0826
7.2.245

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.CAF89FE7
10.465.02

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
32704

Zillya! Antivirus
Adware.Amonetize.Win32.883
2.0.0.1907

File size:
1.2 MB (1,254,624 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Self-extracting archive

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/22/2013 2:00:50 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:6t24fUBEWk7fTgVLOqlhU+9o4QjoxomGFlm7AeUbLKz:gf9T4COHcS+s5U/Kz

Entry address:
0x1D348

Entry point:
E8, F0, 57, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8D, 45, 08, 50, 8B, F1, E8, 05, FD, FF, FF, C7, 06, F4, 81, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, F4, 81, 42, 00, E9, BA, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, F4, 81, 42, 00, E8, A7, FD, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, CD, C9, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.8371  (probably packed)

Code size:
148.5 KB (152,064 bytes)

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

https://rymujq.dm1.livefilestore.com/.../kms windows 8 activator.exe

https://skydrive.live.com/download?resid=A14BA83263C93E3C!2437

http://smarturl.it/windows8activatorkms

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