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announcer.exe

The executable announcer.exe has been detected as malware by 5 anti-virus scanners. The file has been seen being downloaded from winampheritage.com.
MD5:
2d8aab9f4aa1af905b6f57531a89fb23

SHA-1:
f5c142c24ad01a619c6c4ada4d37d84ddf3a4230

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
5/13/2024 2:46:47 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

McAfee
Artemis!2D8AAB9F4AA1
5600.6862

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.2.6.23

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Agent!6.96D
23.00.65.15204

SUPERAntiSpyware
Trojan.Agent/Gen-Downloader
10069

Total Defense
Win32/Tnega.dIYSTC
37.0.11425

File size:
70.7 KB (72,365 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/4/2000 4:34:01 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:fCvfhIu6+dxJ9jD/vN/zQJ7k8vd2DovRtmW4BLL:f+fhIuXjB/kJ7k+hJt/E

Entry address:
0x3669

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 81, EC, 18, 03, 00, 00, 56, 57, 6A, 06, BE, 0C, 75, 40, 00, 59, 8D, BD, F0, FE, FF, FF, F3, A5, 6A, 3B, 33, C0, 59, 8D, BD, 08, FF, FF, FF, F3, AB, 8D, 85, E8, FC, FF, FF, 68, 04, 01, 00, 00, 33, F6, 50, 56, FF, 15, 54, 50, 40, 00, 50, FF, 15, 24, 50, 40, 00, 8D, 85, E8, FC, FF, FF, 68, 00, 90, 00, 00, 50, E8, 87, F9, FF, FF, 59, 85, C0, 59, 74, 18, 6A, 30, 68, 24, 75, 40, 00, 68, 34, 75, 40, 00, 56, FF, 15, A4, 50, 40, 00, E9, C4, 01, 00, 00, 80, 3D, 60, 78, 40, 00, 00, 74, 18, 8D, 85, F0, FE...
 
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Entropy:
6.5523

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
16 KB (16,384 bytes)

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

http://winampheritage.com/plugin/.../Announcer.exe

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