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monitor.wstart.1.0.2.exe

The executable monitor.wstart.1.0.2.exe has been detected as malware by 38 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file is most likely infected with the Neshta virus, a Russian virus that gathers system information and send it to a remote command and cotrol server. The file has been seen being downloaded from ar.softoware.net.
MD5:
c0f5ef69df32915671b8060dcadf868f

SHA-1:
93b40ab9e760b2c069fae7be4ceb7109713730b8

SHA-256:
44c9d256ca24ef2fcd160447bc178b611033587111284f2c07cdefc2c43cf0b9

Scanner detections:
38 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
12/26/2024 6:44:51 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Neshta.A
221

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Neshta.A
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Neshta
2015.07.01

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.A
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.0.425

avast!
Win32:Apanas [Trj]
2014.9-160628

AVG
Worm/Delf
2017.0.2699

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.$a
4.0.3.16628

Bitdefender
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.20.900

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.6979

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Neshuta.A
0.98/21511

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
22634

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLP.Neshta
9.0.1.0180

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
8.16.06.28.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta
10.11869

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
6/28/2016

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2016-28-06_3

G Data
Win32.Neshta
16.6.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Neshta
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.205.16415

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Neshta
14.0.0.-10

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.6355

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Neshta.A
1.1.11804.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
17.0.0.540

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.cdby
0.30.24.2266

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
15.06.30.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
16.06.28.12

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.C8
6.16.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Netsha.a!411233
23.00.65.16626

Sophos
W32/Bloat-A
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_NESHTA.A
7.2.180

Trend Micro
PE_NESHTA.A
10.465.28

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
41602

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Neshta.Win32.1
2.0.0.2259

File size:
2.4 MB (2,529,332 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\monitor.wstart.1.0.2.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:l+IT0xxAJa51qaf0FeP+reFFPf5xnaFwOhZ1ISKuNcAc:l+Imq+0Fe/FLxnaFwOnmSKucAc

Entry address:
0x80E4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, B8, 54, 80, 40, 00, E8, 12, BE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 20, 82, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B8, A8, 91, 40, 00, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, BA, 0B, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5C, EF, FF, FF, B8, B4, 91, 40, 00, B9, 09, 00, 00, 00, BA, 09, 00, 00, 00, E8, 48, EF, FF, FF, B8, C0, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 34, EF, FF, FF, B8, DC, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 20, EF, FF, FF, A1, 10, 92, 40...
 
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Entropy:
7.9638

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file monitor.wstart.1.0.2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://ar.softoware.net/get-monitor-wstart.html?ir=1

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