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msmsgs.exe

Messenger

Microsoft Corporation

The executable msmsgs.exe, “Windows Messenger” has been detected as malware by 37 anti-virus scanners. 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:
Microsoft Corporation

Product:
Messenger

Description:
Windows Messenger

Version:
4.7.3001

MD5:
11035c358d770201bd6ea0892336f4a7

SHA-1:
4d6431c50109c9058a1d08a3dda4e496b1cbe0b8

SHA-256:
ccefc80667524a67c7bdb1bc9a865b4a7c4ba98d2577a067cd582ac9f169cb89

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 2:08:38 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Sality.3
5690745

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Sality.BK
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Kashu.E
2015.04.25

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Sality.AT
3.6.1.96

avast!
Win32:Kukacka
150319-1

AVG
Win32/Sality
2016.0.3129

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.$Emu
4.0.3.15425

Bitdefender
Win32.Sality.3
1.0.20.575

Bkav FE
W32.Sality.PE
1.3.0.6379

Comodo Security
Virus.Win32.Sality.gen
21884

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
9.0.0.4799

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.13.68

G Data
Win32.Sality
15.4.25

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Sality
t3scan.1.8.9.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.203.15707

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.543

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
16.8.708.2

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.197.2.0

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Sality.3
16.0.0.345

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Sality.beygb
0.30.20.1219

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.12.2014 13:20:04

nProtect
Virus/W32.Sality.D
15.04.24.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AA
15.04.25.03

Quick Heal
W32.Sality.U
4.15.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.KUKU.kt!1591113
23.00.65.15423

Sophos
Mal/Sality-D
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Sality.AA
37.1.62.1

Trend Micro House Call
PE_SALITY.RL
7.2.115

Trend Micro
PE_SALITY.RL
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Vilsel
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
39354

ViRobot
Win32.Sality.Gen.A[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Sality.Win32.23
2.0.0.2153

File size:
1.7 MB (1,764,864 bytes)

Product version:
Version 4.7.3001

Copyright:
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation 2004

Trademarks:
Microsoft(R) is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries.

Original file name:
msmsgs.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\messenger\msmsgs.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
4/13/2008 10:34:23 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:9fYTOYKPu/sEjiEO5ItDVrjwzOe2QMMgMM95FUik:61jiEO5IhOxMMgMM7FHk

Entry address:
0x5EDC1

Entry point:
60, 8D, 05, DA, 25, 05, 48, F3, 87, C3, 31, C2, 3A, DC, 3C, 73, 52, 09, C0, 08, FC, 86, D9, 3B, C3, 74, 02, 88, E6, 69, C2, B8, C7, 3D, CD, B8, 09, F3, 9C, 23, F6, C5, 02, E8, 1C, 00, 00, 00, 03, D7, 3D, A9, ED, 00, 00, 77, 0B, 33, E8, 81, FF, E0, 61, 3A, 75, 0F, AF, EB, C7, C2, 90, 86, AA, 8A, 3B, C7, 5E, 88, C6, 0F, AF, DA, 48, 81, E0, 03, 2E, 3A, 9E, 47, 88, FE, 80, C0, A0, 0F, B6, FE, FE, C2, 0F, AF, C9, 0F, BE, FB, 81, FB, 22, A5, 00, 00, 0D, EF, 07, C0, D8, FE, CE, F3, 70, 02, 31, D0, 3B, EA, 72, 0A...
 
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Entropy:
6.7221

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,113,600 bytes)

Internet Explorer Extension
Name:
{FB5F1910-F110-11d2-BB9E-00C04F795683}


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