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kms8.exe

The application kms8.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 23 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered to automatically run when the computer boots. The file has been seen being downloaded from onedrive.live.com and multiple other hosts.
Version:
1.0.0.0

MD5:
05e0e63b904129a339e745c83b3903e4

SHA-1:
f0dd62cd036f6cf9584d356f2a7eaae69d4afa4f

SHA-256:
f3083b4aa0ede902d6959c6e74db6cafa378aeb32e53a4e5c23eafa5a9b472d6

Scanner detections:
23 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/2/2024 5:18:50 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.14900541
524

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.ATRAPS
7.1.1

Arcabit
Trojan.Generic.DE35D3D
1.0.0.425

AVG
Patched3_c
2016.0.3002

Baidu Antivirus
Hacktool.Win32.HackKMS
4.0.3.15830

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.14900541
1.0.20.1210

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
23116

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.14900541
8.15.08.30.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/HackKMS.P potentially unsafe (variant)
9.12172

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/HackKMS
8/30/2015

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.14900541
11.2015-30-08_1

G Data
Trojan.Generic.14900541
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Patched3
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program
13.2017055

McAfee
Artemis!05E0E63B9041
5600.6658

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.14900541
16.0.0.726

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win64.HackKMS.deintz
0.30.24.3283

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.14900541
15.08.28.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.08.30.06

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.8.30.6

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R03AC0PGV15
10.465.30

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
43308

ViRobot
Trojan.Win32.S.Agent.1078784.M[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
1 MB (1,078,784 bytes)

Product version:
1.0.0.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\windows\kms8\kms8.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/26/2015 11:34:53 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:nVdClwemTCgpTb4lX6/7xGrQrPdllH5tEGujd:nHeMT3pTb4lX6TxTFfZtOj

Entry address:
0x359450

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 66, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, D9, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, 0B, 75, 28, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, 1F, 48, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, EB, D4, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, EB, 52, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 11, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 75, D1, F8, 89...
 
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Entropy:
7.8958

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA

Code size:
984 KB (1,007,616 bytes)

2 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
KMS8

Trigger:
Boot (Runs on boot)

Task name:
KMS8Server

Trigger:
Weekly (Runs weekly on Thursdays at 4:06 PM)


The file kms8.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://onedrive.live.com/download.aspx?cid=F2683F4BD6EB5131&authKey=!APiNnGMC_Sx62do&resid=F2683F4BD6EB5131!118573&ithint=.exe

about:internet

https://doc-08-5o-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/d4bbmkkospnuubae3tio502jh94jc6pd/3l5ggjjkca62uch3q4a49jju165kf2qd/1461088800000/.../03785620507857795709/0B08Wp1u8MBFrY2NIZ2tEamNGM2M?e=download

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