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photorec_win.exe

The executable photorec_win.exe has been detected as malware by 6 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. The file has been seen being downloaded from atfupdate.atfsupport.com.
MD5:
aaad7eb152edb3c789919fb34787453d

SHA-1:
ff528694315cac52677f5ef6e8b02ccee0f32c17

SHA-256:
83f1129d77483ca7ca27f21787bbd248cd7b1273d6f51ab7c83c10c5df0c08bc

Scanner detections:
6 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
8/5/2025 5:47:22 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Parite
160518-2

Dr.Web
Win32.Parite.2
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Parite.B virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Parite.B
4.6.5.141

McAfee
Virus.W32/Pate.b
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.742.0

File size:
1.3 MB (1,367,514 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\microsoft\windows\temporary internet files\content.ie5\{random}\photorec_win.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
5/11/2011 11:57:45 AM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:fwc7HuRHcCu09WAkdrn3/k3hFmhOz9jjmyEqgoPJMU9XtplGQpKgwu3XE0zlR:Y/RHy0Nkahoho9/myE2JMU9XtpzLwu3D

Entry address:
0x244000

Entry point:
90, 68, 57, 83, 05, 01, 58, 90, 68, 20, 40, 64, 00, 5A, 90, 90, 68, 98, 05, 00, 00, 5E, 90, 90, 31, 04, 32, 83, EE, 04, 90, 90, 75, F6, 90, 90, BF, FE, 04, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 57, 83, 45, 01, 47, A6, 21, 01, 57, AB, 17, 01, 8D, AE, 17, 01, 57, 33, 07, 01, A8, 7C, FA, FE, 27, BF, 61, 01, F9, BF, 61, 01, EB, BF, 61, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 27, A5, 17, 01, FB, BF, 21, 01, ED, BF, 21, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 57, 83, 05, 01, 64, AD, 35, 33...
 
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Entropy:
7.9410  (probably packed)

Code size:
1.1 MB (1,187,840 bytes)

The file photorec_win.exe has been seen being distributed by the following URL.

http://atfupdate.atfsupport.com/.../index.php?dir=logs&dl=photorec_win.exe

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