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msascui.exe

Windows Explorer

While the file properties state the file is developed by 'Microsoft Corporation', this is not the case and it is designed just to look like a legitimate Microsoft system file. The executable msascui.exe has been detected as malware by 1 anti-virus scanner. While running, it connects to the Internet address pages-wildcard.weebly.com on port 80 using the HTTP protocol.
Publisher:
Microsoft Corporation*  (Invalid match)

Product:
Microsoft® Windows® Operating System

Description:
Windows Explorer

Version:
8.1.5353.17671 (win7sp1_rtm.101119-1850)

MD5:
f24f1a73bdeac1ad9e342f6837e36c9c

SHA-1:
a53af01e5deabd31677b73307298cb9ebab332c4

SHA-256:
f565ef48dd1c03b0caec99513fb62574c29b1b2eff1880600093b863c787c626

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
5/10/2024 4:14:52 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
16.5.7.20

File size:
427.5 KB (437,760 bytes)

Product version:
8.1.5353.17671

Copyright:
© Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

Original file name:
EXPLORER.EXE

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/23/2006 8:41:41 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:vjDKwxpggbKJViqWyvCIe6s0sn7pP+d6yqGU3EHQTBWZqJ5jeCJCMS+z:bqgWJwZypeOK7pmtqGU6QTBSqJ59dP

Entry address:
0xD65F1

Entry point:
E8, 06, 2F, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, 8B, FF, 56, 6A, 01, 68, 74, 0C, 4E, 00, 8B, F1, E8, D9, 2F, 00, 00, C7, 06, 1C, E1, 4D, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, C3, C7, 01, 1C, E1, 4D, 00, E9, 3E, 30, 00, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, 8B, F1, C7, 06, 1C, E1, 4D, 00, E8, 2B, 30, 00, 00, F6, 45, 08, 01, 74, 07, 56, E8, 8A, 00, 00, 00, 59, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 56, FF, 75, 08, 8B, F1, E8, AA, 2F, 00, 00, C7, 06, 1C, E1, 4D, 00, 8B, C6, 5E, 5D, C2, 04, 00, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 83, EC, 0C, EB, 0D, FF, 75...
 
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Entropy:
7.5256

Code size:
570.5 KB (584,192 bytes)

The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to pages-wildcard.weebly.com  (199.34.228.53:80)

TCP (HTTP):
Connects to members.tripod.com  (209.202.252.50:80)

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