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validator.exe

The executable validator.exe has been detected as malware by 24 anti-virus scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from d1s8azhe8rpvoz.cloudfront.net.
MD5:
b953ea58cfebfab0f70769d210227d89

SHA-1:
100c72099546dd19556542172ce381f4db8bee46

SHA-256:
e868fc923ef0e97696aaeca63d1599d42a898e739e17f121406607200eb0b11b

Scanner detections:
24 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
11/4/2024 5:07:24 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
787

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Virut.Gen
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Vitro
2014.9-141209

Bitdefender
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
1.0.20.1715

Bkav FE
W32.Vetor.PE
1.3.0.6267

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
8.14.12.09.04

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Virut.CE
12/9/2014

F-Secure
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
11.2014-09-12_3

G Data
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
14.12.24

IKARUS anti.virus
W32.Virut
t3scan.1.8.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.186.14225

McAfee
W32/Virut.n.gen
5600.6921

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.189.1270.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
15.0.0.1029

Norman
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
11.20141209

nProtect
Virus/W32.Virut.Gen
14.12.03.01

Quick Heal
W32.Virut.G
12.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.12.9.16

Sophos
W32/Scribble-B
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.F47V1031
7.2.10

Trend Micro
PE_VIRUX.R
10.465.09

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Virut.13
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4120919
35224

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Virut.Win32.1938
2.0.0.1998

File size:
122.5 KB (125,440 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\51571970a9fc4d18892400afb8e78788\validator.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
7/19/2013 7:13:37 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
11.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:V5ggUalNPrDAx8ORDkmqN3S+1gcM7sWjcdBnntOP/68:V5ggz7fADRZqNC+1eEBntOP/

Entry address:
0x53A5

Entry point:
E8, 10, 33, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 88, 94, 41, 00, E8, 45, 13, 00, 00, E8, DD, 34, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, A3, 32, 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, 84, 2C, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
5.9461

Code size:
48.5 KB (49,664 bytes)

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

http://d1s8azhe8rpvoz.cloudfront.net/bundles/.../costmin_prechecker.exe

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