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hdw2k.exe

The executable hdw2k.exe has been detected as malware by 37 anti-virus scanners. This virus which infects .exe files stops various security software and prevents some core Windows utilities from running. It also tries to download other files from a remote server, including other malware.
MD5:
4b3ebc38f32105f9d9e384cb05007c19

SHA-1:
96242bc6824257e5ccb5aeb9915fd23680b31669

SHA-256:
dd3969cad2050d9099cc89937b2e08e9ded51e09294a3b60117b54a691397812

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/20/2024 4:35:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
6373653

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.03.27

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
3.6.1.96

avast!
Walivun [Trj]
2014.9-150327

AVG
Win32/Sality
2014.0.4311

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.15327

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.430

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
21556

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA
9.11385

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.3.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.202.15399

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.2283

McAfee
Artemis!9F04679FBB70
5600.6814

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Sality.AT
1.1.11502.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.258

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.30.8.659

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.03.27.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.03.27.07

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM19.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
3.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.15325

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11517

Trend Micro House Call
Suspicious_GEN.F47V0421
7.2.86

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.27

Vba32 AntiVirus
Worm.Agent
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
38552

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

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.2118

File size:
879.3 KB (900,422 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\viahdaud\hdbusdrv\hdw2k.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/3/2006 7:53:00 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:zzYXUkKN1nxEq1hRr/vdiiK7Jn5OmI+Pkf8Dt7oRGzm:Qkhxd1hRr/cT7JpbPCJAzm

Entry address:
0x1000

Entry point:
0F, AF, F7, 69, CA, 6F, C1, D4, 56, 10, F6, 8D, 05, 96, DE, BB, 63, 84, CD, 8D, 1D, 3B, E7, AD, EF, 68, 82, F5, 53, 00, F7, C3, 52, 46, 5C, 8E, 88, FA, FF, CE, C6, C7, 8B, 69, DA, F3, 6C, 16, 5B, 68, A2, 9F, 79, 00, 69, F6, 0C, 4E, FA, 64, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 0F, B6, D4, 84, DD, 8D, 2D, BE, 5D, 8E, 3B, 86, EB, 76, 06, FE, CA, 0F, AF, EF, 45, B2, EE, 56, 81, EE, 78, EC, D2, 3C, 8B, F7, 59, 03, FF, EB, 06, FF, C7, 89, FD, 84, E3, 2B, C1, 12, FB, 86, DF, 87, F6, 58, 85, D7, 85, C2, C7, C2, 60, E9, 0D, 3E, EB...
 
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Code size:
76 KB (77,824 bytes)

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