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NeroCheck.exe

Nero AG NeroCheck

Nero AG

The executable NeroCheck.exe has been detected as malware by 13 anti-virus scanners. It is set to automatically execute when any user logs into Windows (through the local user run registry setting) with the name ‘NeroFilterCheck’. 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:
Nero AG

Product:
Nero AG NeroCheck

Description:
NeroCheck

Version:
1, 0, 0, 6

MD5:
39730c739a6bf50671011a292ee85d35

SHA-1:
3574b0dc2f3e212e015ac8fb6fa140ad3cc41601

SHA-256:
46fd8b5a8358f0d0c9b2d93a304f52aec81a465d1615b3e4e09176a5b77ca85b

Scanner detections:
13 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 7:06:06 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160209-2

AVG
Win32/Sality
2015.0.4522

Dr.Web
Win32.Sector.30
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
10.0.0.5366

ESET NOD32
Win32/Sality.NBA virus
7.0.302.0

F-Prot
W32/Sality.gen2
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.21

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Sality
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Sality.gen.z
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.213.6277.0

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
03.02.2016 07:38:05

Sophos
Virus 'Mal/Sality-D'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4721115
47086

File size:
217.5 KB (222,768 bytes)

Product version:
1, 0, 0, 6

Copyright:
Copyright (c) 1995-2006 Nero AG and its licensors

Original file name:
NeroCheck.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\common files\ahead\lib\nerocheck.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/15/2007 9:36:18 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.10

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:Be/fvsVK9vaVmDLSOwbZIbNL9yUe/s1ylhlSOEzEPy02cKyDgEwFVPJBS95bb/AI:eSgawLQ1YNHjkeONDgEwFVu9Vb/jN

Entry address:
0x729D

Entry point:
F6, C1, 80, 0F, BE, CE, F6, C7, 59, B9, E2, AE, 23, 1F, 80, D9, D8, F2, 88, DF, 69, C2, 77, 42, 8F, 62, 81, F7, 79, D2, 2B, 62, 0F, B6, EA, 4D, 46, 84, C4, 8D, 1D, 51, D4, 00, 00, 0F, AF, FE, 0F, B6, F7, 81, EB, 41, 0D, 00, 00, 88, E1, FF, CE, 2B, D3, 87, CE, 81, EA, 96, 09, 00, 00, 69, C2, 64, 76, 33, 4D, 85, F9, 69, FD, 89, 81, F2, 05, 81, FF, BA, 62, AB, ED, 86, D6, 8A, E5, 56, 0F, AF, F0, E8, 24, 00, 00, 00, 76, 0A, C6, C4, A3, 0D, A7, 70, 1A, 61, 3B, C1, 69, F9, 93, 56, E8, 9B, F6, C1, 88, 89, DD, 8D...
 
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Entropy:
7.0666

Code size:
104 KB (106,496 bytes)

Startup File (All Users Run)
Registry location:
HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
NeroFilterCheck

Command:
C:\Program Files\common files\ahead\lib\nerocheck.exe


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