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setup_akl.exe

The executable setup_akl.exe has been detected as malware by 5 anti-virus scanners. The program is a setup application that uses the NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System) installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file has been seen being downloaded from ardamax.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
cdd288c5264dff9c482d3a90815cea9a

SHA-1:
b7d9aa172007ae0bab971f75c2784c775bc54fd0

SHA-256:
7d1121ca7bf463a1eaff7138253cf2a369e6f4750f1d52ea620669eba3bf6389

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:20:33 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Bkav FE
W32.Clod257.Trojan
1.3.0.4923

Microsoft Security Essentials
MonitoringTool:Win32/Ardamax
1.165.247.01

Quick Heal
MonitoringTool.Ardamax (Not a Virus)
1.14.12.00

Trend Micro House Call
TSPY_ARDAMAX.BMC
7.2.30

Trend Micro
TSPY_ARDAMAX.BMC
10.465.30

File size:
1.5 MB (1,615,569 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Installer:
NSIS (Nullsoft Scriptable Install System)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\appdata\local\temp\{random}.tmp\ardamax.keylogger.4.0.4\setup_akl.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
2/24/2012 8:19:54 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:IelY+YNRyaqsu207r+J+BAOBVhbkPJ8oYW5Y95bzjAWAKddESc9/L677+iU2z:lYpqse7KMBA8tkx8oIfXjAPKiTg

Entry address:
0x3883

Entry point:
81, EC, D4, 02, 00, 00, 53, 55, 56, 57, 6A, 20, 33, ED, 5E, 89, 6C, 24, 18, C7, 44, 24, 10, 68, 92, 40, 00, 89, 6C, 24, 14, FF, 15, 30, 80, 40, 00, 68, 01, 80, 00, 00, FF, 15, B4, 80, 40, 00, 55, FF, 15, C0, 82, 40, 00, 6A, 08, A3, B8, 2E, 47, 00, E8, 36, 2A, 00, 00, 55, 68, B4, 02, 00, 00, A3, D0, 2D, 47, 00, 8D, 44, 24, 38, 50, 55, 68, 64, 92, 40, 00, FF, 15, 84, 81, 40, 00, 68, 4C, 92, 40, 00, 68, C0, AD, 46, 00, E8, 18, 27, 00, 00, FF, 15, B0, 80, 40, 00, 50, BF, A0, 30, 4C, 00, 57, E8, 06, 27, 00, 00...
 
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Packer / compiler:
Nullsoft install system v2.x

Code size:
27.5 KB (28,160 bytes)

The file setup_akl.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 2 URLs.

http://ardamax.com/.../setup_akl.exe

http://www.ardamax.com/.../setup_akl.exe

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