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taskswitch.exe

Lou Amadio

The executable taskswitch.exe has been detected as malware by 5 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 ‘CoolSwitch’.
Publisher:
Lou Amadio  (signed and verified)

MD5:
667350ab94b0509f729034340760d213

SHA-1:
6808d7ad5be3020cfe94e9472f3e50e39476796b

SHA-256:
c03af96ff29a3f9eb5ecb8cf0705b8626da6f502b7631b3120d986c991651215

Scanner detections:
5 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/27/2024 4:07:04 AM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:SaliCode
160708-3

AVG
Win32/Heur
2015.0.4604

Emsisoft Anti-Malware
Win32.Sality
11.5.0.6191

F-Secure
Win32.Sality.3
5.15.96

Norman
Win32.Sality.3
28.05.2016 15:32:18

File size:
1.1 MB (1,163,840 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

Common path:
C:\Windows\System32\taskswitch.exe

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lou Amadio

Authority:
Microsoft

Valid from:
2/17/2001 5:42:02 AM

Valid to:
2/17/2002 5:42:02 AM

Subject:
CN=Lou Amadio

Issuer:
CN=Microsoft Windows VBL03 (DS), OU=Distributed Systems and Services, O=Microsoft, L=Redmond, S=WA, C=US, E=ntsbvt@microsoft.com

Serial number:
030E7FD7000000003F19

File PE Metadata
Compilation timestamp:
10/20/2001 3:14:19 AM

OS version:
5.1

OS bitness:
Win32

Subsystem:
Windows GUI

Linker version:
7.0

CTPH (ssdeep):
768:tQEY1LIQwv5I0F+TDnkWnUaBVXnif8q27KjlPf:qypF+vkOB3iE

Entry address:
0x3D6D

Entry point:
89, CD, F3, F6, C6, 0C, 80, F9, 68, 76, 05, F2, 89, C1, 88, DF, FF, C8, 0F, B7, EF, 47, 25, 8F, 70, 88, BB, 0F, AF, FF, 88, F0, 02, EA, C6, C7, 34, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, F3, 8A, C6, 88, D1, 0F, AF, E9, 69, F6, 05, BF, 8D, F1, EB, 05, 0F, AF, FE, 86, DF, 68, A5, 0C, 00, 00, 49, C7, C0, 61, 87, E3, 66, 31, EE, 5A, C7, C3, B5, B5, 34, 8B, 0F, AF, F2, 0F, AF, C1, 81, C2, EA, 02, 00, 00, 1A, C4, B3, 3C, 8B, E8, B9, 60, 47, 9D, 14, 4D, 88, F7, 84, E4, 81, EA, 0D, F8, FF, FF, 0F, AF, E9, 81, EA, F4, 07, 00, 00, 85...
 
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Entropy:
0.4314

Code size:
32.5 KB (33,280 bytes)

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

Name:
CoolSwitch

Command:
C:\Windows\System32\taskswitch.exe


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