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nc.exe

MICROLEAVES LTD

The application nc.exe by MICROLEAVES has been detected as a potentially unwanted program by 1 anti-malware scanner with very strong indications that the file is a potential threat. It runs as a scheduled task under the Windows Task Scheduler triggered daily at a specified time. This file is typically installed with the program Traffic Exchange by Microleaves. While running, it connects to the Internet address advancedsearch.virginmedia.com on port 54321.
Publisher:
MICROLEAVES LTD  (signed and verified)

MD5:
510081cfe7e1ecdba60ac4d799f9a06c

SHA-1:
06f9988020c5abb6d3283ef5385bbd8ccd6cdcb5

SHA-256:
65df91c949a3be03343e828db573e1c28bc694885d40c298eabd41ac012f8cab

Scanner detections:
1 / 68

Status:
Potentially unwanted

Analysis date:
5/8/2024 8:36:43 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Reason Heuristics
PUP.OnlineIO (L)
17.1.3.20

File size:
115.8 KB (118,552 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\microleaves\traffic exchange\nc.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
MICROLEAVES LTD

Authority:
Symantec Corporation

Valid from:
4/21/2016 2:00:00 AM

Valid to:
4/22/2017 1:59:59 AM

Subject:
CN=MICROLEAVES LTD, O=MICROLEAVES LTD, L=London, S=London, C=GB, SERIALNUMBER=09500488, OID.2.5.4.15=Private Organization, OID.1.3.6.1.4.1.311.60.2.1.3=GB

Issuer:
CN=Symantec Class 3 Extended Validation Code Signing CA - G2, OU=Symantec Trust Network, O=Symantec Corporation, C=US

Serial number:
6A1A9CD144D454F7026C806D95533AB9

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/27/2016 11:45:20 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.25

Entry address:
0x12A0

Entry point:
83, EC, 1C, C7, 04, 24, 01, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 64, 33, 41, 00, E8, CB, FE, FF, FF, 8D, 74, 26, 00, 8D, BC, 27, 00, 00, 00, 00, 83, EC, 1C, C7, 04, 24, 02, 00, 00, 00, FF, 15, 64, 33, 41, 00, E8, AB, FE, FF, FF, 8D, 74, 26, 00, 8D, BC, 27, 00, 00, 00, 00, A1, 90, 33, 41, 00, FF, E0, 89, F6, 8D, BC, 27, 00, 00, 00, 00, A1, 7C, 33, 41, 00, FF, E0, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 90, 55, 89, E5, 53, 83, EC, 14, C7, 04, 24, 5C, E0, 40, 00, E8, 0D, B5, 00, 00, 89, C3, 83, EC, 04, B8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 85, DB, 74...
 
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Code size:
47 KB (48,128 bytes)

Scheduled Task
Task name:
NC

Trigger:
Daily (Runs daily at 21:56)


The file nc.exe has been discovered within the following program.

Traffic Exchange  by Microleaves
traffic.io
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The executing file has been seen to make the following network communications in live environments.

TCP:
Connects to 212-83-161-135.rev.poneytelecom.eu  (212.83.161.135:54321)

TCP:
Connects to hdc86-35-3-192.romtelecom.net  (86.35.3.192:54321)

TCP:
Connects to hdc86-35-3-193.romtelecom.net  (86.35.3.193:54321)

TCP:
Connects to smartbrowsebr-mx.terra.com  (208.70.188.15:54321)

TCP:
Connects to host9-53-static.199-31-b.business.telecomitalia.it  (31.199.53.9:54321)

TCP:
Connects to advancedsearch.virginmedia.com  (81.200.64.50:54321)

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