whatsapp messenger for pc.exe

The application whatsapp messenger for pc.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 28 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. Accoriding to the detections, this has been classified as a kyelogger which is capable of recoring a user's keystrokes. The file has been seen being downloaded from dc182.4shared.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
0aae0d42066fbbd4e9a17ea17a947c37

SHA-1:
7a131ed5dacc7598d1ff5ac7b5ac397d52e344fa

SHA-256:
bfaf843bd55af446a19261dd42cda41682aeca687b39ab9f46fb0c07814cc802

Scanner detections:
28 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
12/28/2024 2:06:34 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105
494

Agnitum Outpost
Trojan.Agent
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Trojan/Win32.FakeAlert
2014.11.22

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.188.20

avast!
Win32:PUP-gen [PUP]
2014.9-150929

AVG
Ardamax
2016.0.2972

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Ardamax
4.0.3.15929

Bitdefender
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105
1.0.20.1360

Comodo Security
TrojWare.Win32.Ardamax.NBQ
20153

Dr.Web
Trojan.KeyLogger.24146
9.0.1.0272

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105
8.15.09.29.06

ESET NOD32
Win32/KeyLogger.Ardamax.NBQ (variant)
9.10761

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Gbot.ACCR!tr.bdr
9/29/2015

F-Secure
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105
11.2015-29-09_3

G Data
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105
15.9.24

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.185.14098

Kaspersky
HEUR:Trojan.Win32.Generic
14.0.0.1354

Malwarebytes
KeyLogger.Ardamax
v2015.09.29.06

McAfee
Artemis!0AAE0D42066F
5600.6628

Microsoft Security Essentials
MonitoringTool:Win32/Ardamax
1.11202

MicroWorld eScan
Gen:Variant.FAkeAlert.105
16.0.0.816

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.KeyLogger.daogif
0.28.6.63474

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.09.29.06

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM10.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.9.29.6

Sophos
Mal/Ardamax-A
4.98

Vba32 AntiVirus
Backdoor.Gbot
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Ardamax.nbq
34996

File size:
2.2 MB (2,306,048 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2014 3:04:01 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:UDrbwzmn3iQoCUxXi6f51tEibL5rEbrbvX7nQ+:cnpn1Uli6f5caJ0bvX7nT

Entry address:
0x58D0

Entry point:
E8, AA, 27, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 8B, 54, 24, 04, 8B, 4C, 24, 08, F7, C2, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 3C, 8B, 02, 3A, 01, 75, 2E, 0A, C0, 74, 26, 3A, 61, 01, 75, 25, 0A, E4, 74, 1D, C1, E8, 10, 3A, 41, 02, 75, 19, 0A, C0, 74, 11, 3A, 61, 03, 75, 10, 83, C1, 04, 83, C2, 04, 0A, E4, 75, D2, 8B, FF, 33, C0, C3, 90, 1B, C0, D1, E0, 83, C0, 01, C3, F7, C2, 01, 00, 00, 00, 74, 18, 8A, 02, 83, C2, 01, 3A, 01, 75, E7, 83, C1, 01, 0A, C0, 74, DC, F7, C2, 02, 00, 00, 00, 74, A4, 66, 8B, 02, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.6533

Code size:
40 KB (40,960 bytes)

The file whatsapp messenger for pc.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://dc182.4shared.com/download/.../Whatsapp_Messenger_for_PC.exe

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