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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.

File name:

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:

12/27/2024 8:47:20 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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