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Starter.exe

Internet Research

Gemius

The executable Starter.exe, “Internet Research Service Starter” has been detected as malware by 33 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 ‘NetPanel’.
Publisher:
Gemius

Product:
Internet Research

Description:
Internet Research Service Starter

Version:
2, 29, 0, 1

MD5:
bd96acd627aa1fa044fff56bf4b4e427

SHA-1:
7a131f9c5bdec18ea493f823af335566ccb79be0

SHA-256:
c99a14788770697d587cdc0622a6ff24c43218fb26d3bac7efc5c11645e7c263

Scanner detections:
33 / 68

Status:
File is infected by a Virus

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

Analysis date:
4/26/2024 4:16:14 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
896

Agnitum Outpost
Win32.Virut.AB.Gen
7.1.1

AhnLab V3 Security
Win32/Virut.E
2014.08.23

Avira AntiVirus
W32/Virut.Gen
7.11.30.172

AVG
Win32/Virut
2014.0.3986

Bitdefender
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
1.0.20.1170

Bkav FE
W32.Vetor.PE
1.3.0.4959

Dr.Web
Win32.Virut.56
9.0.1.05190

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
8.14.08.22.07

ESET NOD32
Win32/Virut.NBP virus
7.0.302.0

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Virut.CE
8/22/2014

F-Prot
W32/Virut.AI!Generic
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
11.2014-22-08_6

G Data
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
14.8.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Win32.Virtob
t3scan.1.7.5.0

K7 AntiVirus
Virus
13.183.13139

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Virut
15.0.0.494

McAfee
W32/Virut.n.gen
5600.7030

Microsoft Security Essentials
Virus:Win32/Virut.BR
1.10904

MicroWorld eScan
Win32.Virtob.Gen.12
15.0.0.702

NANO AntiVirus
Virus.Win32.Virut.hpeg
0.28.2.61721

nProtect
Virus/W32.Virut.Gen
14.08.22.01

Panda Antivirus
W32/Sality.AO
14.08.22.07

Quick Heal
W32.Virut.G
8.14.14.00

Reason Heuristics
Threat.Win.Reputation.IMP
15.6.16.0

Sophos
W32/Scribble-B
4.98

Total Defense
Win32/Virut.17408
37.0.11137

Trend Micro House Call
PE_VIRUX.R-2
7.2.234

Trend Micro
PE_VIRUX.R-2
10.465.22

Vba32 AntiVirus
Virus.Virut.14
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4120919
32210

ViRobot
Win32.Virut.AL
2011.4.7.4223

Zillya! Antivirus
Virus.Virut.Win32.25
2.0.0.1899

File size:
239.5 KB (245,248 bytes)

Product version:
2, 29, 0, 1

Copyright:
Copyright (C) 2011 Gemius

Original file name:
Starter.exe

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United States)

Common path:
C:\Program Files\netpanel\starter.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
12/24/2007 9:06:02 AM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
9.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
6144:coK5Y8gz+4rTLG0bcEAvnTBz+oBWgdns:c75Y8g53bcEAvnTx+/gd

Entry address:
0x133CB

Entry point:
E8, DB, 96, 00, 00, E9, 78, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 51, 8D, 4C, 24, 04, 2B, C8, 1B, C0, F7, D0, 23, C8, 8B, C4, 25, 00, F0, FF, FF, 3B, C8, 72, 0A, 8B, C1, 59, 94, 8B, 00, 89, 04, 24, C3, 2D, 00, 10, 00, 00, 85, 00, EB, E9, 8B, FF, 55, 8B, EC, 8B, 45, 08, 56, 8B, F1, C6, 46, 0C, 00, 85, C0, 75, 63, E8, 82, 93, 00, 00, 89, 46, 08, 8B, 48, 6C, 89, 0E, 8B, 48, 68, 89, 4E, 04, 8B, 0E, 3B, 0D, 48, 5D, 43, 00, 74, 12, 8B, 0D, 60, 5C, 43, 00, 85, 48, 70, 75, 07, E8, 52, 46, 00, 00...
 
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Code size:
164.5 KB (168,448 bytes)

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

Name:
NetPanel

Command:
"C:\Program Files\netpanel\starter.exe" \path="C:\Program Files\netpanel"


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