u2_mysterious_ways.exe

The executable u2_mysterious_ways.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from a.groupparent.xyz.
MD5:
ab7e78e1a23adf68a19cd7aea7949a54

SHA-1:
778b9821ee26ae75d0a2d728c4cf87fac8fc953b

SHA-256:
4be1f042ca3fe1538c6cbd528ac852a75395252f5276fc5b78b10072fd19dadf

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
2/25/2025 7:20:40 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.6.27.12

File size:
2.5 MB (2,571,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\u2_mysterious_ways.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/18/2012 2:23:43 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4kdTQzvRWlM/ML7QtBO8motYdxy9bc8NAVCKSVpbUWl21rbP6tHUS2S:iK7QtBO8hay94E5VeAibYH

Entry address:
0x2147F8

Entry point:
E8, 57, 12, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 50, 26, 64, 00, E8, 62, 17, 00, 00, E8, 24, 14, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, EA, 11, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, CB, 0B, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Code size:
2.1 MB (2,202,112 bytes)

The file u2_mysterious_ways.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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