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CTFMON.EXE

CTF Loader

Microsoft Corporation

The executable CTFMON.EXE has been detected as malware by 14 anti-virus scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘CTFMON.EXE’. 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.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
CTF Loader

Version:
5.1.2600.5512 (xpsp.080413-2105)

MD5:
55ed5207245a17e2e30d20345d0a501e

SHA-1:
5385557796d2da63b55f5821dbf6c34b632ae889

SHA-256:
92836ef3428cf8c2063033ff4124e4af18ddf7f0fcd5f3158f7970a602fdce24

Scanner detections:
14 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
5/7/2024 11:13:00 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Sality
160126-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4489

Boost by Reason
Optional.Startup
188838

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

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.21

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.5352.0

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

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
46910

File size:
100.5 KB (102,912 bytes)

Product version:
5.1.2600.5512

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
CTFMON.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\ctfmon.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2008 10:39:18 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
1536:sBj/oMlzxOEsHpJiSMdp6Dthlkmd/dInA3KrUmrfM84aGgn9RYabrt9xlqBxsOsX:hMlzMp0SupSbhLInA0Hr0MGWrzTq0X

Entry address:
0x2E35

Entry point:
8B, E9, 00, ED, 85, D1, 12, DB, 85, F2, 71, 08, 1D, E2, 3D, 46, 17, 0F, BE, ED, C7, C5, 87, 6A, F1, 2E, 33, D2, 42, 77, 02, 8A, C5, 0F, B7, C6, 89, ED, B4, 54, 75, 05, 25, 84, B3, CA, AD, 81, FA, 1B, 06, 00, 00, 0F, 82, E1, FF, FF, FF, 28, C7, 84, C5, C7, C0, 0E, 49, 02, 7C, 85, C3, 69, C8, 46, E2, 91, 39, E8, 80, 00, 00, 00, F6, C3, 07, F2, 32, CC, 8D, 0D, CF, AF, 13, 79, 69, F1, 7F, 4D, 0B, A4, 31, F9, 43, 0F, AF, C5, 0F, B7, C3, B0, C5, C7, C5, CA, FC, 2D, E2, 8D, 0D, B1, 05, 00, 00, F3, 48, B4, 7F, C7...
 
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Code size:
11 KB (11,264 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
CTFMON.EXE

Command:
C:\Windows\System32\ctfmon.exe


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