7z938.exe

The executable 7z938.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. Additionally, the file is typically installed by a number of programs including Stranded Deep by Beam Team Games and The Forest by Endnight Games Ltd. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.universesoftwaretours.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
fe5bf952bdf6577ec34ae6f26be28667

SHA-1:
9ac9e5e6a19bf3b18cd7bcbe34a5141996bb3028

SHA-256:
bbee630f212527b6ac1b5b07ae405eb1d83e3e4e02c99824dd865ca78288fe2e

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
12/17/2025 2:53:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
(M)
16.6.21.18

File size:
1.1 MB (1,182,190 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\7z938.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 5:50:46 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:cV8Au3X0b9NL7ewxmjoRNmrylQduJM59vZFBqoJeqjR6o1fyN:qFuHVKm+lQd93vfBqoJ9jRSN

Entry address:
0x323C

Entry point:
81, EC, 80, 01, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 33, DB, 57, 89, 5C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 30, 91, 40, 00, 33, F6, C6, 44, 24, 14, 20, FF, 15, 30, 70, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 70, 40, 00, 53, FF, 15, 7C, 72, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, 58, 3F, 42, 00, E8, 09, 2C, 00, 00, A3, A4, 3E, 42, 00, 53, 8D, 44, 24, 34, 68, 60, 01, 00, 00, 50, 53, 68, 58, F4, 41, 00, FF, 15, 58, 71, 40, 00, 68, B8, 91, 40, 00, 68, A0, 36, 42, 00, E8, BC, 28, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 70, 40, 00, BF, 00, 90, 42, 00, 50, 57, E8, AA, 28, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.9877

Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

The file 7z938.exe has been discovered within the following programs.

www.dragonballxenoverse.com
About 9% of users remove it
Stranded Deep  by Beam Team Games
www.beamteamgames.com/stranded-deep
About 8% of users remove it
The Forest  by Endnight Games Ltd
The Forest is a first-person survival horror video game.
survivetheforest.com
About 6% of users remove it
 
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http://123.briian.com/forum.php?mod=attachment&aid=NzExMXw4YTY1MDIxZnwxNDIxMjgzMzA3fDB8MTQz

http://fs40.filehippo.com/4724/.../7z938.exe

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