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windows 8 activator.exe

The application windows 8 activator.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 7 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The setup routine uses the RevenYou.Com Pay Per Install platform (OutBrowse) which bundles additional software offers inclduing toolbars, extensions, PC utilities as well as other PUPs. The file has been seen being downloaded from doc-0g-94-docs.googleusercontent.com.
MD5:
99ffd29ba1e3a016e72ae9246bcf36af

SHA-1:
47e36a6a5e9a792be5218770c7d0bf26ca246be9

SHA-256:
131f93d62eac50dca249eb6e448e25f4787e296c5e51c961f3002c6d60d7ed1f

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
1/10/2025 1:42:56 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.MSIL.OutBrowse
4.0.3.15625

Bkav FE
HW32.Packed
1.3.0.6379

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
14.0.0.1834

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.06.25.06

Panda Antivirus
Generic Suspicious
15.06.25.06

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R047H07DT15
7.2.176

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.MSIL.OutBrowse
3.12.26.4

File size:
1.5 MB (1,580,434 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows 8 activator.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/31/2011 11:14:13 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:KQ1bHsKLAd4ZcmyHmYHlotu8PjlYvE9gyAYbEbnIBuCS:KQdJLmOcmMmqloDjisrAwCkuCS

Entry address:
0x1D20

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 28, 21, 40, 00, 68, A0, 1E, 40, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 68, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, 33, DB, 89, 5D, FC, 6A, 02, FF, 15, 88, 20, 40, 00, 59, 83, 0D, 54, 35, 40, 00, FF, 83, 0D, 58, 35, 40, 00, FF, FF, 15, 84, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, CC, 32, 40, 00, 89, 08, FF, 15, 80, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 0D, C8, 32, 40, 00, 89, 08, A1, 7C, 20, 40, 00, 8B, 00, A3, 5C, 35, 40, 00, E8, 10, 01, 00, 00, 39, 1D, BC, 32, 40, 00, 75, 0C, 68, 9C, 1E, 40, 00, FF, 15, 78, 20...
 
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Entropy:
7.9673

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
4 KB (4,096 bytes)

The file windows 8 activator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://doc-0g-94-docs.googleusercontent.com/docs/securesc/ha0ro937gcuc7l7deffksulhg5h7mbp1/i1tbhabn63as0tjdin56vj40j2jjp2fu/1430222400000/07466404592996986938/.../0Byk3Xg3UqDUJNWlYYTVmemJ0ODQ?e=download

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