hlk24.exe

The executable hlk24.exe has been detected as malware by 5 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from depo.download61.org and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
f6705fac6b1335a3912d65b9121c2c67

SHA-1:
570a0662f9c39db75ce54608fd1bd0874fff2571

SHA-256:
a85c0008580968649f0502df803c727ad8dae921cce00641b16535ddb8fcd384

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 6:48:57 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:WrongInf-D [Susp]
2014.9-140425

Bkav FE
W32.Clodc69.Trojan
1.3.0.4959

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17932

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.BFFVT
11.20140425

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic.pak!cobra
27396

File size:
3.8 MB (3,952,640 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\hlk24.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/14/2002 3:21:48 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
5.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:/4wUxTjH4c77RcGy8XiHIq2iYQAlN1LiYWoX0m3LNBk8:AwSL4TG70RaZlPVlEmhBX

Entry address:
0x1D590

Entry point:
60, BE, 00, 40, 41, 00, 8D, BE, 00, D0, FE, FF, 57, 83, CD, FF, EB, 10, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 8A, 06, 46, 88, 07, 47, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 72, ED, B8, 01, 00, 00, 00, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C0, 01, DB, 73, EF, 75, 09, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 73, E4, 31, C9, 83, E8, 03, 72, 0D, C1, E0, 08, 8A, 06, 46, 83, F0, FF, 74, 74, 89, C5, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 01, DB, 75, 07, 8B, 1E, 83, EE, FC, 11, DB, 11, C9, 75, 20, 41, 01, DB, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.9994

Packer / compiler:
UPX 2.90LZMA]

Code size:
40 KB (40,960 bytes)

The file hlk24.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

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