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moontools.exe

MoonTools

DotExE

The executable moontools.exe, “MoonTools Setup ” has been detected as malware by 11 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the Inno Setup installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from moontools.de and multiple other hosts.
Publisher:
DotExE

Product:
MoonTools

Description:
MoonTools Setup

MD5:
babca1a5eda2cc70fa9ec17ef1712a32

SHA-1:
e8407ce6704ffd6dad7e6d7c3a73cefb58e9e236

SHA-256:
c0598c8d3462298519bcfab98f131fd38fe2edc971e5fb67ce5f2dc288cc3507

Scanner detections:
11 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/17/2024 11:21:41 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.MSIL.MoonTools
4.0.3.14125

Bkav FE
W32.Clod196.Trojan
1.3.0.4923

Comodo Security
UnclassifiedMalware
17661

ESET NOD32
MSIL/MoonTools (variant)
8.9328

Fortinet FortiGate
MSIL/MoonTools.A
1/25/2014

McAfee
RDN/Generic.hra!bp
5600.7240

Norman
Suspicious_Gen4.EZOSG
11.20140125

Panda Antivirus
Suspicious file
14.01.25.12

Sophos
Generic PUA OI
4.97

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBB01K813
7.2.25

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Generic
25720

File size:
556 KB (569,372 bytes)

Product version:
1.7

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
Inno Setup

Language:
Language Neutral

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\moontools.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
6/20/1992 12:22:17 AM

OS version:
1.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
12288:9na9ghV/yBn6t6uv5kHOhu+PwJOe94hXQA2FJ6xir1ojmifCLaxE7Jz7qGhCkq4:9naeTyBnA6uyH2b09W4FEgr1emifCLtp

Entry address:
0x9C40

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, C4, 53, 56, 57, 33, C0, 89, 45, F0, 89, 45, DC, E8, 86, 94, FF, FF, E8, 8D, A6, FF, FF, E8, 1C, A9, FF, FF, E8, 53, C9, FF, FF, E8, 9A, C9, FF, FF, E8, C9, F2, FF, FF, E8, 30, F4, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, FC, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, 33, D2, 55, 68, C5, A2, 40, 00, 64, FF, 32, 64, 89, 22, A1, 14, C0, 40, 00, E8, 96, FE, FF, FF, E8, C9, FA, FF, FF, 8D, 55, F0, 33, C0, E8, 83, CF, FF, FF, 8B, 55, F0, B8, E8, CD, 40, 00, E8, 32, 95, FF, FF, 6A, 02, 6A, 00, 6A, 01, 8B, 0D, E8, CD...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Inno Setup v5.x - Installer Maker

Code size:
37 KB (37,888 bytes)

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

http://moontools.de/.../1.5.php

http://www.moontools.de/.../1.5.php

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