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npp.6.8.8.installer.exe

The executable npp.6.8.8.installer.exe has been detected as malware by 8 anti-virus scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from notepad-plus-plus.org.
MD5:
5ca0f7cefc6b94fe5a7646d147101f9b

SHA-1:
599cc4ee53fc1aceb803775fd910877196b72ad3

SHA-256:
61e0ef7dd8445081520a3e167489498b9c51277e471ac1bb6ebadf95dc4b3c83

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 1:49:00 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Patched-JI
160708-3

AVG
Win32/Slugin.A
2015.0.4604

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.SlugIn
16.07.24

ESET NOD32
Win32/Slugin.A virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Slugin.B
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Slugin
15.0.0.562

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.2223.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4314870
50880

File size:
4 MB (4,216,107 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\npp.6.8.8.installer.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 11:20:04 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:/vqXNNgDqk92x29D8nTssXTulTSDCK1qHdXalNfzPQqSuw5vI/Km+CVZUj+Yc9MT:/i4q2R6IsjuFSDCKYHdXo9zPQp4NHk+M

Entry address:
0x38AF

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5B, 81, EB, D0, 48, F1, 00, 83, EC, 74, 8B, EC, 8B, 83, AB, 4B, F1, 00, 89, 45, 00, 8B, 83, B3, 4B, F1, 00, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 2C, 8B, 83, B7, 4B, F1, 00, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 30, C7, 45, 14, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 18, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 1C, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 14, FF, 45, 14, 66, 33, C9, 8A, 8C, 03, FF, 4B, F1, 00, 84, C9, 74, 7A, 8B, 45, 1C, 66, 01, 4D, 1C, 03, C3, 05, 13, 4C, F1, 00, 50, 8B, 45, 2C, FF, 10, 85, C0, 0F, 84, 5E, 02, 00, 00, 89, 45, 10, 8B, 45, 1C, 03, C3...
 
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Entropy:
7.9622

Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file npp.6.8.8.installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://notepad-plus-plus.org/repository/6.x/.../npp.6.8.8.Installer.exe

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