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sf_activex_installer.exe

The executable sf_activex_installer.exe has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from edge.tdp.swiftserve.com.
MD5:
ca7b0cba6e497f4fdee0dcfae3b096c5

SHA-1:
51b7c11ea6413335cdc6673fac023762acf0dd4f

SHA-256:
69cf02940bd0667a28a10844dbfc275bcc2d906a72daeb55b5dda6d2d25343aa

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
11/25/2024 4:33:11 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160216-3

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4530

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.21

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.215.1002.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
29.02.2016 03:11:57

File size:
1.3 MB (1,389,063 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/12/2009 4:11:36 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:227/bTeh6AqclrAOiv6xOMqxT4BE+wTHZKoKDITV:2u/PrZcxfvhqxOEPbcoMITV

Entry address:
0xA7CB

Entry point:
69, E9, 4D, 3B, C9, DE, 68, F8, 53, 98, 00, 0F, AF, C7, F6, C3, 66, 8A, F9, 04, D4, 09, EE, 0F, B6, DA, 55, 69, CA, 4B, E8, 70, AA, 3D, 3F, 48, 01, 2A, 85, C8, E8, 8B, 00, 00, 00, 81, F0, 51, 49, 59, 2C, 8D, 0D, FA, E3, 1A, CD, FF, C6, 81, E9, 53, 98, 35, 1B, 00, EB, 0F, AF, C8, 81, FA, A9, 40, 00, 00, 2B, ED, 0F, BE, FE, 69, F5, BF, 20, 61, A3, 81, F2, 21, 8D, E9, 0B, 81, F9, 0B, 88, 78, D7, 14, E3, 84, E0, F7, C2, 9F, 15, F4, 03, 70, 05, 2A, EB, 0F, B6, F3, BB, 0A, A3, 00, 00, 0F, B7, D7, 81, F3, F8, AE...
 
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Entropy:
2.1055

Code size:
66 KB (67,584 bytes)

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

http://edge.tdp.swiftserve.com/tdp/lfd-tdp/sf/.../SF_ActiveX_Installer.exe

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