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windows_7_activation.exe

The executable windows_7_activation.exe has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download. The file has been seen being downloaded from grok.lsu.edu.
MD5:
c5bf802dde6df8c473b80176b15600ee

SHA-1:
090e96c67cd359f393be3a7214fb35aec6c804a8

SHA-256:
933305fdd83e59f8323c403abb3c93584cc42a2f0de69398c9e976806b367664

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

Explanation:
The file is infected by a polymorphic file infector virus.

Analysis date:
11/27/2024 6:32:46 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
160209-2

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4477

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.e
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.5996.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.02.2016 07:38:05

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.23

File size:
290.1 KB (297,061 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\windows_7_activation.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/15/2015 8:00:31 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:4sxanyfX5k7JlJDlABKUafU/WQcb5w/ofKDw5i6UJlDrWKr:F0nyfXuIBDafu3ofQwn4

Entry address:
0x1D7CB

Entry point:
60, 78, 09, F2, 35, 26, 0C, C0, A2, 80, F6, B1, 32, FF, EB, 0B, 69, EB, FC, D1, 73, 61, BB, 7B, E0, 53, 7E, EB, 09, 84, C7, 81, E3, 49, B1, 08, 73, F2, 34, CE, 84, C7, 74, 0A, 81, F0, 54, BF, AF, 87, 88, C8, 8A, E2, EB, 06, F7, C7, 25, 6B, 50, 0E, 8D, 5D, 00, 8D, 15, 7B, 9E, 86, 66, F7, C5, 18, 62, 92, 4C, 32, D5, 73, 02, 89, CF, 8D, 0B, 73, 05, 84, FE, 80, CE, 84, EB, 07, 11, F7, 0F, AF, D0, FE, CE, 33, F1, 81, C3, 86, 3F, 68, 86, F7, C3, 0C, 63, 82, 4A, 0F, AF, DA, F7, C2, 83, B1, 54, CA, 69, C6, 99, 9E...
 
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Code size:
162 KB (165,888 bytes)

The file windows_7_activation.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

https://grok.lsu.edu/file.aspx/.../windows_7_activation.exe

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