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taskswitch.exe

Lou Amadio

The executable taskswitch.exe has been detected as malware by 12 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:
f9f0a6896e09d2eece26e11748c21f56

SHA-1:
851a7a0b13eb3a46c8236640a8c5e3660ba03930

SHA-256:
5a411c511b3a41599ac3003ea78e9b60248dc1f33b0c75c33c74b777240504d8

Scanner detections:
12 / 68

Status:
Malware

Analysis date:
4/19/2024 1:25:47 PM UTC  (today)

Scan engine
Detection
Engine version

avast!
Win32:Patched-JI
160503-1

AVG
Win32/Slugin.A
2015.0.4568

Dr.Web
Win32.Wplugin.2
9.0.1.05190

ESET NOD32
Win32/Slugin.A virus
8.0.319.0

F-Prot
W32/Slugin.B
4.6.5.141

F-Secure
Win32.SlugIn.A
5.15.96

Kaspersky
Virus.Win32.Slugin
15.0.0.562

McAfee
Virus.W32/Wplugin
18.0.204.0

Microsoft Security Essentials
Threat.Undefined
1.221.14.0

Norman
Win32.SlugIn.A
19.05.2016 05:17:13

Sophos
Virus 'W32/Slugin-A'
5.23

VIPRE Antivirus
Threat.4314870
48772

File size:
137 KB (140,323 bytes)

File type:
Executable application (Win32 EXE)

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

Digital Signature
Signed by:
Lou Amadio

Authority:
Microsoft

Valid from:
2/16/2001 10:42:02 PM

Valid to:
2/16/2002 10:42:02 PM

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):
1536:SipF+vkOB3iEzFDUIYkK4cEui1gNNx0eW6QPB/4ZW1ck8zHhTduu+qjIk9WkD2ok:N7+vJliE5hYZ4z1sxtbjIUWnoRzO

Entry address:
0x3D6D

Entry point:
60, E8, 00, 00, 00, 00, 5B, 81, EB, D0, 48, E6, 01, 83, EC, 74, 8B, EC, 8B, 83, AB, 4B, E6, 01, 89, 45, 00, 8B, 83, B3, 4B, E6, 01, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 2C, 8B, 83, B7, 4B, E6, 01, 03, 45, 00, 89, 45, 30, C7, 45, 14, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 18, 00, 00, 00, 00, C7, 45, 1C, 00, 00, 00, 00, 8B, 45, 14, FF, 45, 14, 66, 33, C9, 8A, 8C, 03, FF, 4B, E6, 01, 84, C9, 74, 7A, 8B, 45, 1C, 66, 01, 4D, 1C, 03, C3, 05, 13, 4C, E6, 01, 50, 8B, 45, 2C, FF, 10, 85, C0, 0F, 84, 5E, 02, 00, 00, 89, 45, 10, 8B, 45, 1C, 03, C3...
 
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Packer / compiler:
ASPack v1.08.04

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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