namebench-1.3.1-windows.exe

The executable namebench-1.3.1-windows.exe has been detected as malware by 37 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file is most likely infected with the Neshta virus, a Russian virus that gathers system information and send it to a remote command and cotrol server. The file has been seen being downloaded from namebench.googlecode.com.
MD5:
197418224088e24ceac80e2d6f6293ae

SHA-1:
05d29bd602e92b4345c04d6e50d80ed3ecf9f47a

SHA-256:
b8a54e8942ede655f67cc9a0812cb34f1c8ba0be73f13f78a30d05983d304ff6

Scanner detections:
37 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 11:43:41 PM UTC  (a few moments ago)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Neshta.A
986

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Neshta.A
7.1.1

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Neshta.A
7.11.144.50

avast!
Win32:Apanas [Trj]
2014.9-140525

AVG
Worm/Delf
2015.0.3464

Baidu Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.$a
4.0.3.14525

Bitdefender
Win32.Neshta.A
1.0.20.725

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.4959

Clam AntiVirus
W32.Neshuta.A
0.98/18355

Comodo Security
Win32.Neshta.A
18125

Dr.Web
Win32.HLLP.Neshta
9.0.1.0145

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Neshta
8.14.05.25.04

ESET NOD32
Win32/Neshta
8.9694

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Neshta.A
5/25/2014

F-Prot
W32/HLLP.41472
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Win32.Neshta.A
11.2014-25-05_1

G Data
Win32.Neshta
14.5.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Virus.Win32.Neshta
t3scan.1.6.1.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.176.11806

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Neshta
14.0.0.3814

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.7120

Microsoft Security Essentials
1.10502

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
15.0.0.435

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Win32.Neshta.cwfstr
0.28.0.59288

Norman
Neshta.C
11.20140525

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
14.04.18.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Neshta.A
14.05.25.04

Qihoo 360 Security
Virus.Win32.Neshta.B
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.A
5.14.12.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
14.5.25.4

Rising Antivirus
PE:Win32.Netsha.a!411233
23.00.65.14523

Sophos
W32/Bloat-A
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Neshta.A
37.0.10884

Trend Micro
PE_NESHTA.A
10.465.25

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
3.12.26.0

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
28350

ViRobot
Win32.Neshta.B
2011.4.7.4223

File size:
5 MB (5,268,491 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\namebench-1.3.1-windows.exe

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

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
2.25

CTPH (ssdeep):
98304:0Zu6rAhzWyY5uwWsyIC+64ZFmFkrRVA+BqetVnEVVcdelwEzbTEUEs8T/qp:0ZFrAhzjTsyIC+6hKketVEV2de2UbO2p

Entry address:
0x80E4

Entry point:
55, 8B, EC, 83, C4, E0, 33, C0, 89, 45, E0, 89, 45, E8, 89, 45, E4, 89, 45, EC, B8, 54, 80, 40, 00, E8, 12, BE, FF, FF, 33, C0, 55, 68, 20, 82, 40, 00, 64, FF, 30, 64, 89, 20, B8, A8, 91, 40, 00, B9, 0B, 00, 00, 00, BA, 0B, 00, 00, 00, E8, 5C, EF, FF, FF, B8, B4, 91, 40, 00, B9, 09, 00, 00, 00, BA, 09, 00, 00, 00, E8, 48, EF, FF, FF, B8, C0, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 34, EF, FF, FF, B8, DC, 91, 40, 00, B9, 03, 00, 00, 00, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, E8, 20, EF, FF, FF, A1, 10, 92, 40...
 
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Developed / compiled with:
Microsoft Visual C++

Code size:
29 KB (29,696 bytes)

The file namebench-1.3.1-windows.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

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