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mc2.exe

The executable mc2.exe has been detected as malware by 7 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. It runs as a windows Service named “Eaton UPS Companion”. The file has been seen being downloaded from powerquality.eaton.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
340d22e5a7b2980e78cdbcc23d618e0c

SHA-1:
89602146319d7d8f7e2edfd23d1c330d1b8d8fe6

SHA-256:
050e8e1b114a7d6ad141991f6b1381096933ea0e23bff022a6799dba0516e836

Scanner detections:
7 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 11:07:28 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.GenericKD.1822763
863

Bitdefender
Trojan.GenericKD.1822763
1.0.20.1340

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.GenericKD.1822763
8.14.09.25.03

F-Secure
Trojan.GenericKD.1822763
11.2014-25-09_5

G Data
Trojan.GenericKD.1822763
14.9.24

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.GenericKD.1822763
15.0.0.804

nProtect
Trojan.GenericKD.1822763
14.08.28.01

File size:
2.6 MB (2,761,721 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\eaton\upscompanion\mc2.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/3/2012 10:04:05 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:Tb4ZzbIIRWT3aFq+2tNXvOLBjfJaCIRnL4EemUdkpqaPxLM13ObjmT7wV:TbwIIRxs+2tNXveWvW/vaPxLM1ebSU

Entry address:
0x6D3B5

Entry point:
E8, 16, DF, 00, 00, E9, 79, FE, FF, FF, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A4, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 00, 01, 00, 00, 72, 1F, 83, 3D, F8, 98, 4B, 00, 00, 74, 16, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 08, 5E, 5F, 5D, E9, E6, DF, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 15, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 2A, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 34, D5, 46, 00, 90, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8...
 
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Code size:
597 KB (611,328 bytes)

Service
Display name:
Eaton UPS Companion

Service name:
Eaton UPSCompanion

Description:
Eaton UPS Companion v1.03

Type:
Win32OwnProcess, InteractiveProcess


The file mc2.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://powerquality.eaton.com/Support/Software-Drivers/Downloads/.../euc_win_1_03_014.exe

http://pqsoftware.eaton.com/install/win32/.../euc_win_1_03_014.exe

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