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qks.exe

The application qks.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from d26yaxxlnmhaem.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
2db9e886b247b7175556531ccd84a57d

SHA-1:
0089e6d5fec66b8c378552cd9f8607c7a86d5a88

SHA-256:
c4b212cbd560e0fd2949ead5fb278c1c64a95c589de979367ebb6157b8f8aaff

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/5/2024 8:19:35 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Elex.Qksee.Meta (M)
16.7.11.11

File size:
2.1 MB (2,179,512 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
OS bitness:
Win64

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:skwsE8u7YQihIf9IDRIiE+Pzw7Gc0LCSppEe:sbR7YYiEWzZpCe

Entry point:
6D, 20, E6, F5, 7D, 46, 00, 5E, 6B, 90, 34, B0, 29, 1B, 7B, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 7F, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, B4, 30, 0C, E3, BB, D6, 44, BA, 59, 07, 00, 40, 56, 58, E2, A0, CD, 25, 3D, F5, 33, 2A, C3, DC, 03, 45, 99, FC, 18, FC, 87, 95, A1, 65, A7, 5D, 47, 26, 9F, F4, DF, 51, D2, EC, 4C, F0, D1, 5F, 1A, 8F, B8, 4E, 83, 8A, DE, 53, 4B, 1D, 90, 1F, 32, 0A, A1, DB, F9, A6, 0E, A3, 8E, 22, 0E, 79, BE, 57, C1, CD, F0, 93, A3, 53, 35, 19, 59, 13, A0, AD, F5, 56, 6C, 65, AA, 12, 68, A2, 16, E1, 35, C4, FC, F3...
 
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Entropy:
7.9999  (probably packed)

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

http://d26yaxxlnmhaem.cloudfront.net/Public/softs/qks/3.3.32/.../qks.exe

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