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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:
7fe65b7ba86ed1cf26fe8afdc3effb87

SHA-1:
aeac3c8357ae375f5afe2515d617c4c9f69cae87

SHA-256:
a8be9bd4c69f6d468b3b5a3602e62aaff3eb9590742b8f9f71b4b73fcd9aa3d5

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 4:13:16 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160216-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4533

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 (1,393,159 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):
12288:127/bTehzqclrAOiv6xOMqxT4BtBgIvV:1u/PBcxfvhqxOUIvV

Entry address:
0xA7CB

Entry point:
BF, 05, 29, 70, 1E, F6, C1, D9, 23, C0, 34, BB, 23, F7, 81, E8, 8B, FF, 81, A7, 77, 06, BD, A6, DF, 79, D3, 4A, EB, 04, 19, D5, 31, C5, 51, 68, 32, 07, B0, 00, F7, C5, 91, C0, 9A, C7, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 32, F0, 86, F9, 25, AE, BE, 67, 4C, FF, C3, 32, CA, C7, C0, E7, 6E, 12, 79, 29, C2, 57, 1C, F8, C7, C0, 6D, 24, D1, 99, 5D, BB, 5D, 9C, E2, C6, C6, C5, AF, 86, DF, 1A, D7, F3, 87, F2, 8D, 7D, 00, F7, C5, D5, B3, 22, 7A, 23, F5, 2B, C1, 59, 71, 01, F2, 68, F8, 8A, 48, 00, 55, 0F, AF, C1, B6, AA, C6, C7, C9...
 
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Entropy:
2.1303

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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