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Flock

Flock Inc.

The executable helper.exe has been detected as malware by 36 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.
Publisher:
Flock Inc.

Product:
Flock

Description:
Flock Helper

Version:
2.6.1

MD5:
4fb153cb68c749cd0b0e85a2c1f30945

SHA-1:
8534d693986c4e22dd90c8a15b5385b6e1142eee

SHA-256:
2a7a82ea7f1a87bb3aa0540b2672dd6a30c4a449840887a81cd7c07d9099ce1b

Scanner detections:
36 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 4:27:25 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
926

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BL
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.07.21

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.163.16

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
2014.9-140723

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3404

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.14723

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1020

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.Gen
18908

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.0204

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
8.14.07.23.12

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA
8.10125

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-23-07_4

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.7.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.181.12775

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
14.0.0.3517

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.7060

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Sality.AT
1.10802

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.612

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.28.2.60881

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20140723

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
14.07.20.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
14.07.23.12

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Virus.4fd
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
7.14.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.14721

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11070

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.204

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.23

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakc
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.at
31430

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
578 KB (591,904 bytes)

Copyright:
Flock Inc.

Trademarks:
Flock is a Trademark of Flock

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\flock\uninstall\helper.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/27/2006 7:36:12 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
6.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:Rd/lMEZRg2hlWDHU8Ln1blZcU8Ln6HRBo/uySm7Awo:vNw1M6xB+7Awo

Entry address:
0x3161

Entry point:
8D, 1D, 2C, C5, 6A, F7, FF, C2, 0F, B6, C6, BB, 98, 69, FA, 99, 0F, BF, C6, FE, C4, FF, C0, 0B, C2, 78, 07, F6, C4, FA, FF, CB, 8B, DE, 34, 6E, C7, C3, D7, 60, A8, D7, 85, C7, 3C, 94, 0F, AF, CE, 41, 0F, AF, C1, 33, FF, 8D, 1D, CF, 92, FE, FF, 88, E0, C6, C0, C8, 4F, 81, F3, 92, 0C, 00, 00, 88, C1, 88, C8, 87, F3, 8D, 2D, 92, 59, 6E, 8E, 86, C9, 81, C6, E7, E5, 01, 00, 8A, E0, 81, D1, 6F, 5E, FB, F1, 0D, 57, 1A, 48, 10, 0F, C1, F2, 0F, AF, D9, FE, C1, 0F, BE, C0, 81, EA, 23, 16, 00, 00, 80, EF, 73, 69, CE...
 
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Entropy:
5.9036

Code size:
23 KB (23,552 bytes)

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