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nexus-2-vst-plugin.exe

LLC

The application nexus-2-vst-plugin.exe by LLC has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. The file has been seen being downloaded from zbest.in.
Publisher:
LLC   (signed and verified)

Version:
1.5.8.0

MD5:
e68d5d7cd3ec39875658015f40f0b818

SHA-1:
f047b48aca7767979b42bb75966f30e3c24e0477

SHA-256:
ca6c8ad8818d775f1c24101e4c156138e3e93f57ca16682b0321db2d7ff321d9

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/15/2024 5:58:09 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Amonitize (M)
16.2.13.6

File size:
2.9 MB (2,993,112 bytes)

Product version:
1.5.8.0

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\nexus-2-vst-plugin.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
LLC

Authority:
COMODO CA Limited

Valid from:
9/30/2015 8:00:00 PM

Valid to:
9/30/2016 7:59:59 PM

Subject:
CN="LLC ""AZ SOFT""", O="LLC ""AZ SOFT""", STREET="Vulytsya Dalnytska, Budynok 23/4, Ofis 310", L=Odesa, S=Odeska, PostalCode=65005, C=UA

Issuer:
CN=COMODO RSA Code Signing CA, O=COMODO CA Limited, L=Salford, S=Greater Manchester, C=GB

Serial number:
3CCA67117AE7C5BE2F99ECBA3ECC9F69

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/16/2010 2:52:32 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:qZYJp+xOnPre2+BAIF256llIxqLGG3JYsf2VWUOTPAH0cK/tUUgVOMqEgYjfMPOp:qZYJp+xOjItOxE+vOhc6sHjJcCr

Entry address:
0x13680

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, C8, 72, 41, 00, 68, B8, 42, 41, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 08, 72, 41, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 00, 5F, 8C, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, FC, 5E, 8C, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, F8, 5E, 8C, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, F4, 5E, 8C, 00, 6A, 01, E8, A5, 0A, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, C3, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8, C5, 09, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 10, E8, B2, 00, 00, 00, 59, 33, F6, 89, 75...
 
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Entropy:
5.0656

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
84.5 KB (86,528 bytes)

The file nexus-2-vst-plugin.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://zbest.in:8080/download.cgi?23&parameter=Nexus 2 VST Plugin

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