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svhost.exe

The executable svhost.exe has been detected as malware by 31 anti-virus scanners. It is set to automatically start when a user logs into Windows via the current user run registry key under the display name ‘svhost.exe’. While running, it connects to the Internet address advancedsearch.virginmedia.com on port 1888.
Version:
3, 3, 8, 1

MD5:
dc3ee8af03c12b72d54b675a520de534

SHA-1:
ac82fc968d1a34bce87a683466518f3fe38e467a

Scanner detections:
31 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/25/2024 8:17:53 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

Lavasoft Ad-Aware
Trojan.Generic.9516692
368

Avira AntiVirus
TR/Spy.Gen
7.11.194.18

avast!
AutoIt:Agent-OJ [Trj]
2014.9-160201

Baidu Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Autoit
4.0.3.1621

Bitdefender
Trojan.Generic.9516692
1.0.20.160

Comodo Security
Heur.Suspicious
20323

Dr.Web
Trojan.Siggen5.33816
9.0.1.032

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Trojan.Generic.9516692
8.16.02.01.05

ESET NOD32
Win32/Autoit.IV
10.10855

Fortinet FortiGate
W32/Autoit.BJN!tr
2/1/2016

F-Prot
W32/AutoIt.AQ2.gen
v6.4.7.1.166

F-Secure
Trojan.Generic.9516692
11.2016-01-02_2

G Data
Trojan.Generic.9516692
16.2.24

IKARUS anti.virus
Worm.Win32.AutoIt
t3scan.1.8.5.0

Kaspersky
Trojan.Win32.Autoit
14.0.0.726

McAfee
Artemis!DC3EE8AF03C1
5600.6502

Microsoft Security Essentials
Worm:Win32/Wervik.A
1.11202

MicroWorld eScan
Trojan.Generic.9516692
17.0.0.96

NANO AntiVirus
Trojan.Script.Agent.debwym
0.28.6.63850

Norman
Autoit.XVP
11.20160201

nProtect
Trojan.Generic.9516692
14.12.10.01

Qihoo 360 Security
Win32/Trojan.Dropper.819
1.0.0.1015

Quick Heal
TrojanDropper.Autoit.r4
2.16.14.00

Rising Antivirus
PE:Worm.Win32.Nuqel.e!1075355889
23.00.65.16130

Sophos
W32/Wervik-A
4.98

Trend Micro House Call
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DG614
7.2.32

Trend Micro
TROJ_GEN.R0CBC0DG614
10.465.01

Vba32 AntiVirus
Trojan.Autoit.Wirus
3.12.26.3

VIPRE Antivirus
Trojan.Win32.Autoit.bjn
35598

ViRobot
Dropper.A.Autoit.1029081[h]
2014.3.20.0

Zillya! Antivirus
Dropper.Autoit.Win32.2064
2.0.0.2002

File size:
1005 KB (1,029,081 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Language:
English (United Kingdom)

Common path:
C:\Documents and Settings\{user}\Local settings\temp\svhost.exe

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
1/29/2012 9:32:28 PM

OS version:
5.0

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
10.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
24576:GRmJkcoQricOIQxiZY1ia5rSgmS7bc3D1:DJZoQrbTFZY1iaQgmS7bW1

Entry address:
0x165C1

Entry point:
E8, 16, 90, 00, 00, E9, 89, FE, FF, FF, CC, CC, CC, CC, CC, 55, 8B, EC, 57, 56, 8B, 75, 0C, 8B, 4D, 10, 8B, 7D, 08, 8B, C1, 8B, D1, 03, C6, 3B, FE, 76, 08, 3B, F8, 0F, 82, A0, 01, 00, 00, 81, F9, 80, 00, 00, 00, 72, 1C, 83, 3D, 24, 97, 4A, 00, 00, 74, 13, 57, 56, 83, E7, 0F, 83, E6, 0F, 3B, FE, 5E, 5F, 75, 05, E9, DD, 03, 00, 00, F7, C7, 03, 00, 00, 00, 75, 14, C1, E9, 02, 83, E2, 03, 83, F9, 08, 72, 29, F3, A5, FF, 24, 95, 40, 67, 41, 00, 8B, C7, BA, 03, 00, 00, 00, 83, E9, 04, 72, 0C, 83, E0, 03, 03, C8...
 
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Entropy:
5.5956

Code size:
514 KB (526,336 bytes)

Startup File (User Run)
Registry location:
HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run

Name:
svhost.exe

Command:
"C:\DOCUME~1\{user}\Locals~1\temp\svhost.exe"


The executing file has been seen to make the following network communication in live environments.

TCP:
Connects to advancedsearch.virginmedia.com  (81.200.64.50:1888)

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