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gscsetup.exe

The executable gscsetup.exe has been detected as malware by 36 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Nullsoft Scriptable Install System installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. 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 getgsc.com.
MD5:
edfc8ec03ab01d2c263fc5f971865872

SHA-1:
bf71d3b9e31639b26bd230c00a592282b6d1f323

SHA-256:
55096e10baf5fe561ffcdde7a010ec6035ca8392e6aa50e9c0cedaed5b6875f2

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
5/18/2024 9:01:12 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
5908740

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.FA.Gen
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.08.13

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
8.3.1.6

Arcabit
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.0.425

avast!
SaliCode
150717-0

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4355

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.15812

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1120

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.7062

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
22989

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
11.2015-12-08_4

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.8.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.9.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.208.16865

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
17.6.569.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.203.1950.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.672

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.yusp
0.30.24.3079

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
04.08.2015 10:30:46

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.08.12.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.08.12.02

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
8.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.15810

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.15

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.ER
7.2.224

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.ER
10.465.12

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb
3.12.26.4

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4758034
42502

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.Gen.A[h]
2014.3.20.0

File size:
272.2 KB (278,776 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Nullsoft Scriptable Install System

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/3/2008 7:08:47 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:158EZp97I2AWuyqaKm7iWzA3MWYT+vy4hAF97ufmmg:kGm2TBqE7ifc8vy4hAF97uemg

Entry address:
0x30E3

Entry point:
2A, CF, B8, E5, 01, 92, 33, 85, EE, 8B, EF, 48, 81, FB, AF, 86, 00, 00, F7, C2, 96, 41, C5, 57, 0D, 88, 41, 06, B3, 85, FA, 81, DA, FB, AD, B4, 6F, E8, 17, 00, 00, 00, 8D, 15, 87, F8, BC, 21, 48, 86, E7, 53, 0F, C8, 5F, 69, D0, DD, 17, 46, 8C, 33, EF, 84, E2, EB, 02, 86, DE, 33, C3, 8D, 2D, F8, 94, F0, B9, 59, 0F, AF, C2, 80, C7, 07, 70, 0A, F7, D2, 8D, 35, DB, CD, C8, 25, 86, D2, FF, C7, 75, 0D, 4F, 8D, 3D, 1A, C8, C2, D9, 0F, AF, D7, F6, C4, 5D, F6, C6, 95, 31, C2, BE, 5F, 01, 00, 00, 84, F1, 81, F6, 14...
 
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Entropy:
7.8311  (probably packed)

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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

http://getgsc.com/gsc/downloads/.../GSCSetup.exe

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