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prepreinstaller_win.exe

The executable prepreinstaller_win.exe has been detected as malware by 8 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. Accoriding to the detections, it is a variant of Zbot (Zeus), a trojan that attempts to steal confidential information (online credentials, and banking details) from a compromised computer and send it to online criminals via a command-and-control server. The file has been seen being downloaded from d172h6aeftm6ez.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
fbcb96ab5e3f1e9f83471753367b14a2

SHA-1:
196e459e321013f1edf6da33f4d13901cdfd8f85

SHA-256:
29376f113cbe58e3257df94c2f4e84236cb8c5d0bfc36725be9c2799f9f92e6d

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Malware

Explanation:
prepreinstaller_win.exe is infected by a worm that might download, install and run additional malware as well as may spread to other executable files.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 4:09:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:RmnDrp
160327-1

AVG
Win32/Zbot.G
2015.0.4545

Dr.Web
Trojan.DownLoader19.50487
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Ramnit.N
16.03.27

ESET NOD32
Win32/Ramnit.H virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Ramnit.E
4.6.5.141

McAfee
Program.Artemis!FE2B40C88B06
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.215.3073.0

File size:
344.9 KB (353,170 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\prepreinstaller_win.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/13/2016 8:08:06 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:q0MIoQcqs4UC+GdSc5YOcXGVtkElYUDZXLiCpxLKFJPjYci24s7Rm:G3QcfCx6ikElYIxLAjYW7Rm

Entry address:
0x3E000

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5D, 8B, C5, 81, ED, CE, B2, 01, 20, 2B, 85, 35, BA, 01, 20, 89, 85, 31, BA, 01, 20, B0, 00, 86, 85, 66, BC, 01, 20, 3C, 01, 0F, 85, BC, 01, 00, 00, 83, BD, 61, BB, 01, 20, 00, 74, 33, 83, BD, 65, BB, 01, 20, 00, 74, 2A, 8B, 85, 31, BA, 01, 20, 2B, 85, 61, BB, 01, 20, 8B, 00, 89, 85, 9E, BB, 01, 20, 8B, 85, 31, BA, 01, 20, 2B, 85, 65, BB, 01, 20, 8B, 00, 89, 85, A2, BB, 01, 20, EB, 61, 83, BD, 69, BB, 01, 20, 00, 74, 58, 8B, 85, 31, BA, 01, 20, 2B, 85, 69, BB, 01, 20, FF, 30, 8D, 85...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

Code size:
96 KB (98,304 bytes)

The file prepreinstaller_win.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://d172h6aeftm6ez.cloudfront.net/prepreinstaller_win.exe

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