spyhunter-installer.exe

The executable spyhunter-installer.exe has been detected as malware by 10 anti-virus scanners. This is a self-extracting archive and installer, however the file is not signed with an authenticode signature from a trusted source. The file is most likely infected with the Neshta virus, a Russian virus that gathers system information and send it to a remote command and cotrol server. The file has been seen being downloaded from www.remove-pcvirus.com and multiple other hosts.
MD5:
8b387119011394663c7bafe292777e93

SHA-1:
04894d1e0ae776d67176c7304ad046093d0b76d0

SHA-256:
7caf9af536b95d1008655813ba680f24142d3ed260b3ba221700075fc7517a22

Scanner detections:
10 / 68

Status:
Malware

Explanation:
Infected with the direct-infection Neshta file infector virus.

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 8:23:51 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Dropper.Gen
7.11.30.172

Bkav FE
W32.NeshtaB.PE
1.3.0.6379

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.203.15712

McAfee
W32/HLLP.41472.e
5600.6637

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Neshta.A
16.0.0.789

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.cdby
0.30.20.1219

nProtect
Virus/W32.Neshta
15.04.24.01

Quick Heal
W32.Neshta.C8
9.15.14.00

VIPRE Antivirus
Virus.Win32.Neshta.a
39712

File size:
3 MB (3,172,228 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win64 EXE)

Common path:
C:\users\{user}\downloads\spyhunter-installer.exe

File PE Metadata
OS bitness:
Win64

CTPH (ssdeep):
49152:6xoRr9/D5pOBJM9e1uCuXD2j9rHWTjW2TNTTmTB66uvMVRJSg8jF6sfm2PDyVggl:6YWBJM9e1DjhHWfW2MrkSJSisf3PWf3V

Entry point:
03, 5D, 08, 83, FB, FE, 76, 05, E8, 6B, 88, 12, 00, 8B, 46, 18, 3B, C3, 73, 24, 8B, 4E, 14, 51, 53, 8B, CE, E8, C4, 33, FF, FF, 85, DB, 0F, 86, 9D, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 46, 18, 83, F8, 10, 72, 31, 8B, 56, 04, 89, 55, FC, EB, 2F, 85, DB, 75, E6, 89, 5E, 14, 83, F8, 10, 72, 0E, 8B, 46, 04, 88, 18, 8B, C6, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 8D, 46, 04, C6, 00, 00, 8B, C6, 5B, 8B, E5, 5D, C2, 08, 00, 8D, 4E, 04, 89, 4D, FC, 83, F8, 10, 72, 05, 8B, 4E, 04, EB, 03, 8D, 4E, 04, 8B, 56, 14, 2B, D7, 52, 8B, 55, FC, 03, D7, 52...
 
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Entropy:
7.2351

The file spyhunter-installer.exe has been seen being distributed by the following 5 URLs.

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