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usbsafeguard.exe

USB Safeguard

USB Safeguard, Soft.

The executable usbsafeguard.exe, “Safely portable pen drive” has been detected as malware by 6 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from download1uk.softpedia.com.
Publisher:
USB Safeguard, Soft.

Product:
USB Safeguard

Description:
Safely portable pen drive

Version:
6, 0, 0, 0

MD5:
9b480cb80f681b57fa88f194015b1204

SHA-1:
329b40c19acd75979a00f609d4f5752b5f0d9f68

SHA-256:
66da780bb750a6a50ec924b2723624cd984a39819db3769b0e38284916d095a9

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
2/24/2025 7:37:34 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Sality
160708-3

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4604

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
16.07.16

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.1578.0

File size:
155 KB (158,720 bytes)

Product version:
6, 0, 0, 0

Copyright:
Copyright © 2012 USB Safeguard, Soft.

Original file name:
USB Safeguard.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/18/2012 4:34:33 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:4a1dmB9Zzs+CaY34V1q28JR81g1GyNWk1QrIDeaE43U/:91M62ydDTNWtcDf0

Entry address:
0x3B500

Entry point:
69, E8, 5A, 89, AA, 05, 0F, AF, CE, 8B, C8, 68, 2B, 72, 21, 00, 68, 5F, 8F, 42, 00, 0F, AF, DA, 39, D3, 84, CE, 14, A7, 09, FA, 69, DF, 11, 3F, 00, AC, FF, C8, 87, C2, 81, F6, 0B, 33, 00, 00, 0C, 88, 0F, AF, D3, 72, 07, FE, C3, 05, 16, B8, 26, 42, 68, 11, 69, 28, 00, 8D, 05, 62, 5A, 38, F1, 69, DA, B4, 86, 15, 6D, FE, CF, 8A, D4, 80, E7, B0, 22, CB, 0F, AF, D9, 05, 38, 93, 31, 94, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 85, C1, 73, 03, 0F, BE, C6, 43, F2, F7, C3, DA, 20, 91, B3, 84, C2, 41, 1C, 01, FE, CD, 8A, E6, 68, A4, A0...
 
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Entropy:
7.7403  (probably packed)

Code size:
64 KB (65,536 bytes)

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

http://download1uk.softpedia.com/dl/2c906023d4c6172bb1bbe1b7af73d7f1/51f3f919/100157755/software/.../usbsafeguard.exe

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