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kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe

The application kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 29 anti-malware scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The setup program bundles adware offers using the Amonetize, a Pay-Per-Install (PPI) monetization and distribution download manager. The software offerings provided are based on the PC's geo-location at the time of install. The file has been seen being downloaded from fgwtma.dm2304.livefilestore.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
f3240fd26f0c93d84c16ffe4c847f9c0

SHA-1:
39259d33a2e809e6568d1db25071b8800b842cb8

SHA-256:
ba6c1429667b4eaa061541ebc1b8d896a822cc3b79c02310997bb650eca978a1

Scanner detections:
29 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Explanation:
Bundles additional adware offers during download and installation using the OutBrowse installer.

Analysis date:
5/29/2024 3:55:05 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
748

Agnitum Outpost
PUA.OutBrowse
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
PUP/Win32.Amonetize
2015.01.12

Avira AntiVirus
APPL/Downloader.Gen
7.11.200.132

avast!
NSIS:OutBrowse-E [PUP]
2014.9-150117

AVG
Generic6
2016.0.3226

Baidu Antivirus
Adware.Win32.OutBrowse
4.0.3.15117

Bitdefender
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
1.0.20.85

Dr.Web
Trojan.Amonetize.341
9.0.1.017

ESET NOD32
Win32/OutBrowse
9.10997

Fortinet FortiGate
Riskware/Amonetize
1/17/2015

F-Prot
Trojan!5d82
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
11.2015-17-01_7

G Data
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse
15.1.24

IKARUS anti.virus
AdWare.Amonetize
t3scan.1.8.6.0

K7 AntiVirus
Trojan
13.190.14603

Kaspersky
not-a-virus:AdWare.Win32.OutBrowse
14.0.0.2627

Malwarebytes
PUP.Optional.OutBrowse
v2015.01.17.12

McAfee
Artemis!F3240FD26F0C
5600.6882

MicroWorld eScan
Dropped:Application.Bundler.Outbrowse.L
16.0.0.51

NANO AntiVirus
Riskware.Win32.OutBrowse.degmpi
0.30.0.64448

Qihoo 360 Security
HEUR/QVM06.1.Malware.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
AdWare.OutBrowse.r5 (Not a Virus)
1.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Trojan.Win32.Generic.1733657E!389244286
23.00.65.15115

Sophos
Generic PUA OM
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GE.CAF89FE7
7.2.17

Trend Micro
TROJ_GE.CAF89FE7
10.465.17

Vba32 AntiVirus
AdWare.OutBrowse
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
OutBrowse
36572

File size:
1.2 MB (1,290,767 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/9/2012 6:19:49 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:J2O/GlPFDmekJh03IP8snWGUeIpowxc5DMj9zWKOxZ/fvUlB/YoQK:iRmek7RWGluLcivoOj/YY

Entry address:
0xAC87

Entry point:
E8, E3, FE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 50, 50, 50, 50, E8, 9F, 30, 00, 00, C3, 56, 57, 8B, 7C, 24, 0C, 8B, F1, 8B, CF, 89, 3E, E8, 8F, AB, FF, FF, 89, 46, 08, 89, 56, 0C, 8B, 87, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 89, 46, 10, 5F, 8B, C6, 5E, C2, 04, 00, 8B, C1, 8B, 08, 8B, 50, 10, 3B, 91, 24, 0C, 00, 00, 75, 0D, 6A, 00, FF, 70, 0C, FF, 70, 08, E8, 0E, B1, FF, FF, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 8B, 06, 85, C0, 74, 07, 50, FF, 15, C4, 40, 41, 00, 83, 26, 00, 83, 66, 08, 00, 83, 66, 0C, 00, 5E, C3, 56, 8B, F1, 80, 7E, 04, 00, 75, 34, 68, F4, 44, 41, 00...
 
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Entropy:
7.8973  (probably packed)

Code size:
73 KB (74,752 bytes)

The file kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 3 URLs.

https://fgwtma.dm2304.livefilestore.com/.../kms windows 8 & 8.1 activator.exe

https://skydrive.live.com/download?resid=A14BA83263C93E3C!3666

http://smarturl.it/windows8activatorkms

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