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8STAR

The executable setup.exe has been detected as malware by 2 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from link.s8star.com.
Publisher:
8STAR

Product:
8STAR

Description:
8STAR Installer

Version:
1.1.1.35

MD5:
fec9c491097c8d630f8a643002ccc8a3

SHA-1:
858fbe89098fe5b82adda013ada4116f4ab7c7d7

SHA-256:
952476a83596b257737a92fdbfd21dff3b6f6ec46fc462e8ae79c5a14c1bac46

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Malware

Explanation:
This is part of the Crossrider Internet browser extension framework which may modify the user's web browser settings including changing the home and search pages.

Note:
Crossrider is the owner of a platform that enables the creation of cross-browser extensions by developers but is not the owner of this detected application.

Analysis date:
12/27/2024 8:12:19 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

ESET NOD32
Detection.Undefined
7.0.302.0

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.12.9.14

File size:
1.5 MB (1,572,864 bytes)

Copyright:
Copyright 2015

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 11:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:xtWPY0/stamt1VLzBeK9uJdPLt4VF3cYDAJiPn73nx79jtsvsaqvk+goRVlLr3qh:x4QQsHt1VLv9uLa3rkJiPjtsvsaONgsq

Entry address:
0x4327

Entry point:
55, 89, E5, 57, 56, 53, 81, EC, AC, 01, 00, 00, FF, 15, 74, 93, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, 58, 94, 42, 00, 53, C7, 04, 24, 00, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 98, 94, 42, 00, 56, A3, 40, 7B, 42, 00, C7, 04, 24, 08, 00, 00, 00, E8, 8D, 3B, 00, 00, A3, 9C, 7B, 42, 00, 8D, 85, 84, FE, FF, FF, 57, C7, 44, 24, 10, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 44, 24, 0C, 60, 01, 00, 00, 89, 44, 24, 08, C7, 44, 24, 04, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 04, 24, 01, B3, 40, 00, FF, 15, AC, 94, 42, 00, 83, EC, 14, C7, 44, 24, 04, 02, B3, 40, 00, C7...
 
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Entropy:
7.9760  (probably packed)

Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

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

http://link.s8star.com/

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