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scratchpad.exe

The executable scratchpad.exe has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus scanners. This is a setup program which is used to install the application. Infected by the Parite virus, a polymorphic file infecting virus that infects all portable EXE and SCR files found on local and shared network drives. The file has been seen being downloaded from atfupdate.atfsupport.com.
MD5:
98f182cf5fd0d5a2d182bb5efbca03ec

SHA-1:
5bf39d7b9317669f5b19fec8322f4e60a1caa48b

SHA-256:
d18dacacc4225fbbc08093b96404c75db457523e552dab4ffc3983803ced8ebc

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
8/5/2025 5:40:25 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Parite
160518-2

AVG
Win32/Parite
2015.0.4568

Dr.Web
Win32.Parite.2
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Parite
11.5.0.6191

ESET NOD32
Win32/Parite.B virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Parite.B
4.6.5.141

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Parite
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Pate.b
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.223.692.0

Norman
Win32.Parite.B
28.05.2016 15:32:18

File size:
190.5 KB (195,040 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
8/20/2011 12:19:29 PM

OS version:
4.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows Console

Linker version:
2.56

CTPH (ssdeep):
3072:xKM/5mOwyuYUz7A7ATkK4hI8DPHmrWS/TeYrf2n2j8pooIhqS0/AUB:oe5QyXUzSATkHpE1r4Y8oLhqAO

Entry address:
0x6000

Entry point:
90, BB, 76, 83, 05, 01, 90, 68, 26, 60, 40, 00, 5F, 68, 98, 05, 00, 00, 5A, 90, 90, FF, 34, 3A, 31, 1C, 24, 8F, 04, 3A, 90, 90, 83, EA, 04, 90, 90, 75, EE, 90, 90, 90, 9E, FE, 04, 01, 76, 83, 05, 01, 76, 83, 45, 01, 56, 91, 05, 01, 3D, C0, 05, 01, 96, CA, 05, 01, 76, 33, 07, 01, 89, 7C, FA, FE, CA, D3, 45, 01, 40, D2, 45, 01, 34, D2, 45, 01, 36, 97, 05, 01, 42, D2, 05, 01, 36, D2, 05, 01, CA, 97, 05, 01, 42, D2, 05, 01, 36, D2, 05, 01, 76, 83, 05, 01, 76, 83, 05, 01, 76, 83, 05, 01, 76, 83, 05, 01, 76, 83...
 
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Entropy:
7.8180  (probably packed)

Code size:
3 KB (3,072 bytes)

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

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

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