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json_parser.exe

The application json_parser.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 22 anti-malware scanners. This setup program installs potentially unwanted software on the user's PC at the same time as the expected/marketing software, without adequate consent. The program is typically installed via a form of malvertising
MD5:
bb8e285a89f094bbbc1f215b06daf298

SHA-1:
75560ceef281519ca30b4a3c7c7dedf938ad4ca8

SHA-256:
ed9b24f124d35327c6b6a5d56036fea5c96f092ce892940130bdf0da9963bfed

Scanner detections:
22 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
8/8/2025 12:46:28 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.15328003
413

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.Privitize
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
ADWARE/MultiPlug.Gen4
8.3.2.2

Arcabit
Trojan.Generic.DE9E303
1.0.0.629

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.15328003
1.0.20.1765

Dr.Web
Adware.Privitize.139
9.0.1.0353

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.15328003
8.15.12.19.02

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.15328003
11.2015-19-12_7

G Data
Trojan.Generic.15328003
15.12.25

K7 AntiVirus
Riskware
13.212.18131

Kaspersky
UDS:DangerousObject.Multi.Generic
14.0.0.949

McAfee
Artemis!BB8E285A89F0
5600.6547

Microsoft Security Essentials
SoftwareBundler:Win32/Techsnab
1.1.12400.0

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.15328003
16.0.0.1059

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.15328003
15.12.17.01

Panda Antivirus
Trj/Genetic.gen
15.11.10.11

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM10.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1077

Quick Heal
SoftwareBundler.Techsnab.r5 (Not a Virus)
12.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Malware.Generic/QRS!1.9E2D [F]
23.00.65.151217

Sophos
Generic PUA HF (PUA)
4.98

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R03AC0OL915
10.465.19

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
45902

File size:
724.5 KB (741,888 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
11/10/2015 4:54:09 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:blz3piGc8kKhsvXMeI2QjJJ9zzm7djxpkxmSw/L5tOgRtAuXCvi/:Bz3piGLkSsvX/I2QX9zzmxjxp08/L5tN

Entry address:
0x97DCC

Entry point:
E8, 4E, 57, 00, 00, E9, 00, 00, 00, 00, 6A, 14, 68, 18, BE, 4A, 00, E8, 8E, 4D, 00, 00, E8, CB, 46, 00, 00, 0F, B7, F0, 6A, 02, E8, E1, 56, 00, 00, 59, B8, 4D, 5A, 00, 00, 66, 39, 05, 00, 00, 40, 00, 74, 04, 33, DB, EB, 33, A1, 3C, 00, 40, 00, 81, B8, 00, 00, 40, 00, 50, 45, 00, 00, 75, EB, B9, 0B, 01, 00, 00, 66, 39, 88, 18, 00, 40, 00, 75, DD, 33, DB, 83, B8, 74, 00, 40, 00, 0E, 76, 09, 39, 98, E8, 00, 40, 00, 0F, 95, C3, 89, 5D, E4, E8, 9E, 25, 00, 00, 85, C0, 75, 08, 6A, 1C, E8, DC, 00, 00, 00, 59, E8...
 
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Entropy:
6.1296

Code size:
662.5 KB (678,400 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP SSL):
Connects to s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com  (54.231.161.8:443)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to crl.comodoca.com  (104.16.66.69:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to c-0001.c-msedge.net  (191.234.4.50:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to a184-51-126-168.deploy.static.akamaitechnologies.com  (184.51.126.168:80)

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