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ek-install.exe

The application ek-install.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 8 anti-malware scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from elite-anti-keylogger.soft32.com.
Version:
build <manual>

MD5:
80b2dca1958f4f6cff4d725a4685bc4c

SHA-1:
0ab17abb608d5284b278f69c1a0e5d62f20e8a89

SHA-256:
3329a2e12f226567b971dae4ed9f722e93562fb671380fbfa042e7fb30d7f04e

Scanner detections:
8 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 2:06:59 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
SPR/EliteKeyLog.A
7.11.130.174

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140303

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17763

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.KDV.299389
8.14.03.03.05

K7 AntiVirus
Password-Stealer
13.175.11120

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:Monitor.Win32.EliteKeylogger
14.0.0.4229

Malwarebytes
KeyLogger.Elite
v2014.03.03.05

McAfee
Artemis!80B2DCA1958F
5600.7203

File size:
8.1 MB (8,482,816 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\ek-install.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/5/2009 10:50:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
83.82

CTPH (ssdeep):
196608:SapJIkXdIHfpv1/bhibp0CUGolRg++NZH/L0Zwu/zX:/0kSvDhiF0hzqXNZfwZn

Entry address:
0x3F110B

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 6A, FF, 68, 20, A2, 81, 00, 68, 80, 04, 7F, 00, 64, A1, 00, 00, 00, 00, 50, 64, 89, 25, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 58, 53, 56, 57, 89, 65, E8, FF, 15, 90, 41, 81, 00, 33, D2, 8A, D4, 89, 15, EC, B9, 81, 00, 8B, C8, 81, E1, FF, 00, 00, 00, 89, 0D, E8, B9, 81, 00, C1, E1, 08, 03, CA, 89, 0D, E4, B9, 81, 00, C1, E8, 10, A3, E0, B9, 81, 00, 33, F6, 56, E8, 5F, 1D, 00, 00, 59, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, B0, 00, 00, 00, 59, 89, 75, FC, E8, 2A, 1A, 00, 00, FF, 15, 90, 40, 81, 00, A3, 24, D0, 81, 00, E8...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++ v6.0

Code size:
320 KB (327,680 bytes)

The file ek-install.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://elite-anti-keylogger.soft32.com/get/file/id/.../

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