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torbrowser.exe

The Tor Project, Inc.

The executable torbrowser.exe has been detected as malware by 2 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Install System installer. The file has been seen being downloaded from dist.torproject.org and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
The Tor Project, Inc.  (signed and verified)

MD5:
7ef3b046bd46429c69f57b9b76ed55b4

SHA-1:
6489f344271b85ea2d2d75fd8c5af4df055aea06

SHA-256:
46c21eca969bf58abaab2c22adaaa6b6ed3868da26eb23bf7b21e0dccf906ca3

Scanner detections:
2 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/25/2024 2:53:31 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.12.9.11

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.XPACK/RDM!5.1 [F]
23.00.65.16107

File size:
42.4 MB (44,495,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Install System

Digital Signature
Signed by:
The Tor Project, Inc.

Authority:
DigiCert Inc

Valid from:
5/23/2014 3:00:00 AM

Valid to:
5/25/2017 3:00:00 PM

Subject:
CN="The Tor Project, Inc.", O="The Tor Project, Inc.", L=Cambridge, S=Massachusetts, C=US, PostalCode=02081, STREET=7 Temple Street, STREET=Suite A, SERIALNUMBER=208096820, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=US, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization

Issuer:
CN=DigiCert EV Code Signing CA (SHA2), OU=www.digicert.com, O=DigiCert Inc, C=US

Serial number:
0C310A0C32CEA7FE5D6E112D52E6B6EE

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/19/2012 6:01:49 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.22

CTPH (ssdeep):
786432:CYDzVKttmVDvO9d5Q64+Iavcjgi9xE1PgX5fTBezljYVZdKENbLyflalr2:hitmVDvy5QVgijE1SFgljYVZ0nlaB2

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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Code size:
34.5 KB (35,328 bytes)

The file torbrowser.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

https://dist.torproject.org/torbrowser/.../torbrowser-install-5.0.7_ru.exe

https://www.torproject.org/dist/torbrowser/.../torbrowser-install-5.0.7_ru.exe

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