hc2setup.exe

The executable hc2setup.exe has been detected as malware by 7 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup and installation application, 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 www.hyperionics.com.
MD5:
52ece5bfef2e7d59ed7dd7e06c71ab39

SHA-1:
8e4fc36a570f6c08d5841d2dc3db437ab5914de2

SHA-256:
4ff87101c9369655768e22ae017071560f83a9fa1768516b040eae1dba6f5684

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 6:33:48 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160518-2

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4591

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.E.gen
4.6.5.141

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.225.736.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
28.05.2016 13:03:37

File size:
2.7 MB (2,852,192 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\My documents\downloads\hc2setup.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/10/2014 1:11:07 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:qPWyAkYWhdGymyvbEZipeydRZwl6QjHQ+qOQFRCoiQcfusYosEPAJRihlE:qTYWhdqy6ipeydHu7QrzFRtcpYz3JiE

Entry address:
0x1D41B

Entry point:
8A, DD, BD, 58, 32, 36, 98, F2, 87, C0, C6, C0, 36, 31, F7, FE, C6, 0F, BF, D8, B0, 67, 89, DF, 0F, BE, F0, B9, ED, 18, 06, 0C, E8, 66, 00, 00, 00, F2, 41, 2B, F7, 30, F8, 8A, E1, 0F, B7, C1, 88, D4, F3, 68, EF, 36, F7, FF, 0F, B7, C3, 59, F6, C0, 8F, 80, F8, 46, 89, CE, 81, C1, 36, AE, 0D, 00, 69, F3, 3B, 44, A1, 72, F3, 72, 07, 87, F8, 85, F6, 0F, BE, E9, B8, F0, 76, 69, 7D, 6A, 00, 5A, BD, DA, 7A, 67, 42, 0B, D1, 8D, 2D, D9, 21, EF, C4, 0C, 94, 81, C2, CB, 0A, 00, 00, 80, C1, CF, B9, EE, 94, 1F, B5, 1C...
 
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Entropy:
7.9771  (probably packed)

Code size:
161.5 KB (165,376 bytes)

The file hc2setup.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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