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hercules.exe

The executable hercules.exe has been detected as malware by 7 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Self-extracting archive installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.gamku.com.
MD5:
6dc8b82fb373670f7bec898553b9e4fd

SHA-1:
5995f14e6b78858fe1504c024a1852d0c438fe10

SHA-256:
6ddbf0da768c8fc361bee6b509401aff33fbd26e23cdf81f4c60d505a3e2ace9

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/24/2024 10:01:43 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Clam AntiVirus
Trojan.Dropper-25445
0.98/21511

F-Prot
W32/MalwareS.BFVG
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan:W32/Agent.DSSQ
11.2015-30-09_4

McAfee
Artemis!6DC8B82FB373
5600.6626

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1243B4C3!306427075[F1]
23.00.65.15928

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R047C0OC915
10.465.30

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
43332

File size:
18.5 MB (19,437,142 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Self-extracting archive

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/13/2013 7:20:18 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
393216:9TV83TqPxSLy1LKKGUY6JqifEHI/iTocsOgdG+kfxdtEEMilRdm4FHnO9/Jp:9kC1LKKTY6woEd1+kfxTEejQeOR

Entry address:
0x1D188

Entry point:
E8, F1, 57, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8D, 45, 08, 50, 8B, F1, E8, 05, FD, FF, FF, C7, 06, F4, 71, 42, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, C7, 01, F4, 71, 42, 00, E9, BA, FD, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, F4, 71, 42, 00, E8, A7, FD, FF, FF, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 18, CD, FF, FF, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 57, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, 47, 04, 85, C0, 74, 47, 8D, 50, 08, 80, 3A, 00, 74, 3F, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4E, 04, 3B, C1, 74, 14, 83, C1, 08...
 
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Entropy:
7.9984  (probably packed)

Code size:
148 KB (151,552 bytes)

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

http://www.gamku.com/.../Hercules

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