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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 www.reqxyuea.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
00dad526dd9c8d9801332f42ea79d6e6

SHA-1:
fc6c04aa79a303db9e8494477df31239c5f57058

SHA-256:
c3ae1aeee53aa8d5b3360a6a649bc490a73e7971407c457427c7ce2974a903fb

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
11/23/2024 9:35:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.Elex.Qksee.Meta (M)
16.7.7.8

File size:
2.1 MB (2,150,937 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:ZrUUQAEMmeAc2nmrL83WrJqsDSChWM18YSPN2Y8g+4eqbJp94HJnTlx:Zr95FmeApn2L8QJdWs58YSl2xg7v9mJL

Entry point:
6D, 20, E6, F5, 7D, 46, 00, 5E, 17, FE, 95, 6F, 8E, 8B, 7A, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 7F, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, CB, 4C, CD, 2B, BB, D6, 7A, BA, 59, 07, 00, 40, 56, 58, E2, A0, CC, B5, 25, F5, 33, 10, CB, 47, ED, F3, 94, 44, 88, 35, C0, DE, F8, 8B, 7E, 81, 7B, 77, ED, 78, F9, 07, D9, 5C, 06, 35, 76, 0F, CA, 21, 8E, 74, BC, 16, 69, 39, 49, 46, EF, CF, 71, F8, BE, A6, D6, 4E, F8, 52, 93, 6E, AB, 78, 68, E6, 6D, AA, 49, 6F, A5, DF, 39, 5B, 25, E8, C0, 30, 26, 34, A4, 82, AA, D3, C7, 1B, 38, 92, 29, 2C, 44, DC...
 
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The file qks.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 9 URLs.

http://www.reqxyuea.com/Public/softs/lim5/9286/.../qks.exe

http://www.reqxhfmc.com/Public/softs/lim5/9286/.../qks.exe

http://113.171.224.206/.../qks.exe

http://www.reqxwwss.com/Public/softs/lim5/9286/.../qks.exe

http://113.171.224.169/.../qks.exe

http://113.171.224.213/.../qks.exe

http://www.reqxlvcn.com/Public/softs/lim5/9286/.../qks.exe

http://www.reqxvrvv.com/Public/softs/lim5/9286/.../qks.exe

http://www.reqxsewr.com/Public/softs/lim5/9286/.../qks.exe

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