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microsoft.exe

Skype

The executable microsoft.exe has been detected as malware by 5 anti-virus scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘13cf9d8bf1b79e8de8ac0fe37a6739fe’.
Publisher:
Skype

Product:
Skype

Version:
2000.2000.2000.2000

MD5:
98a04ccf7a901eda87d509a3e889f89b

SHA-1:
e561388ccf018f5777e48bdbce851828377b7a6f

SHA-256:
0ef065ab2977f9c67f8e766a79b98fcbde44272bca370e257e16388fbf6703bd

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 9:48:08 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.144.234

avast!
Win32:Malware-gen
2014.9-140423

ESET NOD32
MSIL/Packed.SmartAssembly (variant)
8.9711

IKARUS anti.virus
Trojan.Msil
t3scan.1.6.1.0

Malwarebytes
Backdoor.XTRat
v2014.04.23.09

File size:
546.5 KB (559,616 bytes)

Product version:
2000.2000.2000.2000

Copyright:
Skype

Trademarks:
Skype

Original file name:
Skype.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\microsoft.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/22/2014 7:52:42 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
8.0

.NET CLR dependent:
Yes

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:HSPPFje0h84AMMaEajr1JK78jMBQ3vBXbDE5ztKSLGL3S3aSGtZGtVGGNidJIaG3:69h84AtTajhJ/0Q3pXbDER6

Entry address:
0x41F77

Entry point:
FF, 25, 00, 20, 40, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00, 00...
 
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Entropy:
5.9654

Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C# / Basic .NET

Code size:
256 KB (262,144 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
13cf9d8bf1b79e8de8ac0fe37a6739fe

Command:
"C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\microsoft.exe"..


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