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schosts.exe

The executable schosts.exe has been detected as malware by 3 anti-virus scanners.
MD5:
633764752b3584208b4b80cdff881d44

SHA-1:
e8079dddc2677d4d65eb88ff0b7216a782c34bec

SHA-256:
23f8debb4cbf19ce35e4a0d89d26eccbbe20ada74911c70efded00a8249291fe

Scanner detections:
3 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/1/2025 7:15:00 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Sality
160917-0

ESET NOD32
Python/Agent.B worm
6.3.12010.0

F-Secure
Variant.Strictor.108598
5.16.24

File size:
3.1 MB (3,248,021 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\roaming\microsoft\windows\start menu\programs\startup\schosts.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/24/2013 3:56:55 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

Entry address:
0x3D4E0

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, D0, 42, 00, 8D, BE, 00, 40, FD, FF, 57, 89, E5, 8D, 9C, 24, 80, C1, FF, FF, 31, C0, 50, 39, DC, 75, FB, 46, 46, 53, 68, B0, B8, 03, 00, 57, 83, C3, 04, 53, 68, DD, 04, 01, 00, 56, 83, C3, 04, 53, 50, C7, 03, 03, 00, 02, 00, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 57, 56, 53, 83, EC, 7C, 8B, 94, 24, 90, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 74, 00, 00, 00, 00, C6, 44, 24, 73, 00, 8B, AC, 24, 9C, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 42, 04, 89, 44, 24, 78, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, 4A, 02, 89, C3, D3, E3, 89, D9, 49, 89, 4C, 24, 6C, 0F, B6, 4A...
 
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Entropy:
7.9961  (probably packed)

Code size:
72 KB (73,728 bytes)

User Start Menu Item
Name:
Schosts.exe


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