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launcher.exe

Opera Internet Browser

Opera Software

The executable launcher.exe has been detected as malware by 35 anti-virus scanners. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. Infected by an entry-point obscuring polymorphic file infector which will create a peer-to-peer botnet and receives URLs of additional files to download.
Publisher:
Opera Software

Product:
Opera Internet Browser

Version:
25.0.1614.50

MD5:
9198a65891ac1ea1d80c3fb8787d1925

SHA-1:
22892720024599d287612f45cc1b1e60225fe11b

SHA-256:
bd33fc875fda41efdfbb811db565649f37305b58dbc7c9cd18866f81c13b795d

Scanner detections:
35 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 1:02:56 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
834

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.FA.Gen
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2014.10.24

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
7.11.30.172

avast!
Win32:Sality
141023-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.3312

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.141024

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.1485

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.22
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
14.10.24

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
11.2014-24-10_6

G Data
Win32.Sality
14.10.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.7.8.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.185.13789

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.494

McAfee
W32/Sality.gen.z
5600.6968

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.187.339.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
15.0.0.891

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bzkem
0.28.2.62841

Norman
Sality.ZHB
11.20141024

nProtect
Win32.Sality.3
14.10.23.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Malware.QVM19.Gen
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
10.14.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.GEN!1463551
23.00.65.141022

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.0.11245

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.ER
7.2.297

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.ER
10.465.24

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.bakb
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4734158
33706

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.N
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.20
2.0.0.1966

File size:
523.1 KB (535,672 bytes)

Product version:
25.0.1614.50

Copyright:
Copyright © Opera Software 2014

Original file name:
launcher.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\opera\launcher.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/15/2014 1:20:10 PM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
12.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:XgENl6LgCvdl0b1rLWgtYbOoRibEEINvD/f13i:XgEL+zY4Oo0bEEINv75i

Entry address:
0x3F42

Entry point:
8A, FC, FE, C1, 81, FD, FB, 6A, 00, 00, 76, 0F, 89, D6, 03, EE, 69, CA, 06, E0, 1F, 57, 8A, E9, 0F, AF, DE, C6, C2, D8, 05, 9A, 77, 00, 00, 84, D4, 05, 0F, 0C, 00, 00, F6, D9, 57, 0F, CB, 69, FA, 10, 0B, E2, AA, E8, 05, 00, 00, 00, FF, C8, 43, 3B, CF, 41, F6, D2, BA, F1, 35, A8, 6F, 35, F8, AA, 00, 00, 0F, AF, DE, 5D, 0F, 6E, CD, 0F, 7E, CA, 0F, AF, CD, 8B, DD, 85, C8, 0F, CB, FF, CD, EB, 0A, 0F, C8, 45, 19, DF, 05, B2, 51, 5E, AC, 8A, F8, 68, 70, 06, 00, 00, 3C, C8, 5E, 78, 09, 80, D7, 87, 8D, 1D, 17, 48...
 
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Code size:
51.5 KB (52,736 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
Opera scheduled Autoupdate 1413905648

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 22:34)

Description:
Keeps Opera up to date.


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