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scriptwriter_upgrade.exe

OOO

The application scriptwriter_upgrade.exe by OOO has been detected as adware by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler named ScriptWriter triggered daily at a specified time. While running, it connects to the Internet address dns.set.error on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
OOO   (signed and verified)

MD5:
42456926e4bd52bb229d6b507063f50b

SHA-1:
1b1d1f022bef3f961150e24ee55c265d602ba615

SHA-256:
394101e01bca7ac0fc1bd2ee6c47f25f2855214ad3a0c1b9d85d2703228de41c

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Adware

Note:
Our current pool of anti-malware engines have not currently detected this file, however based on our own detection heuristics we feel that this file is unwanted.

Analysis date:
11/29/2024 10:56:09 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP (M)
17.3.15.9

File size:
809 KB (828,408 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Russian

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Application data\scriptwriter\scriptwriter_upgrade.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
OOO

Subject:
CN="OOO ""KING REALTI""", O="OOO ""KING REALTI""", STREET="Lyusinovskaya Street, 72", L=Moscow, S=Moscow, PostalCode=115162, C=RU

Serial number:
18C5F13D0D9379C2F6D7B711F33AFE12

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
3/8/2017 2:29:08 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

Entry address:
0x1682

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 40, C8, 41, 00, 68, 14, 36, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, BC, 40, 41, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, 44, F2, 4B, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, 40, F2, 4B, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, 3C, F2, 4B, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, 38, F2, 4B, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, FE, 1D, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, 3E, 1C, 00, 00, FF, 15, B8, 40, 41, 00, A3, 84, 07, 4C, 00, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.7616

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
76 KB (77,824 bytes)

3 Scheduled Tasks
Task name:
ScriptWriter

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\ScriptWriter.job

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 5:32 PM)

Task name:
PowerMonitor

Path:
C:\WINDOWS\Tasks\PowerMonitor.job

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 11:33)

Task name:
ComDev

Trigger:
Time


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to static.174.43.9.5.clients.your-server.de  (5.9.43.174:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to dns.set.error  (185.14.29.162:80)

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